Monthly Archives: December 2012

Links 12/21/12

Posted on December 21, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Follow Your Bliss New slow loris found in Borneo Polar research: Trouble bares its claws. Crabs invading the Antarctic continental shelf could deal a crushing blow to a rare ecosystem. CDC stats on gun-related deaths Inside … Continue reading →

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Egg Shipment

Posted on December 21, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Circa 1920. From the U.S. Postal Service:

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Will Progressive Education ‘Reformers’ Prevent Conservative Curriculum Infiltration?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Of course not. While there’s many kudos (and profit!) to be had bashing teachers, preventing the dumbing down of curricula–or preventing outright falsehoods such as creationism from being taken seriously–is never on the agenda. Because if ‘reform’ were really about … Continue reading →

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Links 12/20/12

Posted on December 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New U.S. Commission Would Try to Improve Weather Forecasting Predator-Producing Bacteria May Be Battling in Human Intestines Fuck You, Pelicans Are Awesome: A Defense Of The NBA’s Best New Team Name MoMath: Exhibits for Ending Math … Continue reading →

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Travel, Earn, Learn!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

By joining the field artillery: (observed at the Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.)

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Glimpses of Our Dystopian Neo-Liberal Future: Electrical Power in Virginia

Posted on December 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which knocked out power to parts of Virginia for several days, relatives, having lost their power, decided to get a natural gas-powered generator (their house has a gas line). Sadly, it has become a … Continue reading →

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Links 12/19/12

Posted on December 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: When British and Canadians are angrier than Americans Once-Extinct Toads Reintroduced to Wild Does Whole Genome Sequencing Circumvent Gene Patents? A Membracid For All Seasons One Photo, 126 Frames, 2 Billion Leaves, 247 Feet Other: The … Continue reading →

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The Sentence That Defines Our Times

Posted on December 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

From a Bloomberg story about a Florida center for the brain-injured in which patients were beaten and sexually molested: The center responded to heightened regulatory scrutiny by hiring 10 lobbyists. If the Republic manages to endure, future historians will look … Continue reading →

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Nothing in Movement Conservatism Makes Sense Except in the Light of Creationism: The Second Amendment Edition

Posted on December 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

As always, with apologies to Theodosius Dobzhansky. One of the ways the NRA and gun zealots have legitimized their daft interpretation of the Second Amendment is through an ‘alternative scholarship’ that bears all the hallmarks of ‘creation science.’ Historian Gary … Continue reading →

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Links 12/18/12

Posted on December 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Weevils (I leave to you, dear reader, to decide which is the lesser of two weevils) NOAA chief Jane Lubchenco to resign McConnell Lashes Out at ‘Robo-Squirrel’ on Senate Floor Reframing obesity as caloric overconsumption Ridiculous, … Continue reading →

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