Monthly Archives: June 2013

Links 6/30/13

Posted on June 30, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Alleged Danger of GMOs Not Looking Very Real The circumcision decision: Making sense of the data on health and circumcision Brain-eating amoebas thrive in US lakes as global warming heats waterways Auf Wiedersehen to a Dialect: … Continue reading →

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Walking to the Public Garden Is a Little Safer

Posted on June 30, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

The Death Star The lights designed to stop traffic at the corner of Arlington and Marlborough are now operational: I predicted this would be a boon for pedestrians and annoying to drivers. I watched traffic for a few minutes, and … Continue reading →

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Can Someone Explain to Me the Bike Share Hatred in New York?

Posted on June 30, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Ever since New York City rolled out it’s bike share service, Citi Bike, there has been a spate of anti-bike share stories (here’s the latest installment). I don’t understand the anger. I’m not being snarky here, but Boston has a … Continue reading →

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Links 6/29/13

Posted on June 29, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Data Sharing, Embargo, and Big Science First find your tuatara (or how to sequence a genome) Florida Entomologist Finds ‘Jurassic’ Nest with Over a Million Wasps Should we make animals smarter? Brain research raises the possibility … Continue reading →

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Be Very, Very Quiet, I’m Hunting…

Posted on June 29, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

…elm bark beetles. Observed at the corner of Exeter Street and Commonwealth Ave.: According to the Boston Parks Department: The traps consist of 18.5″x 28″ green plywood boxes mounted approximately 15 feet off the ground on trees located at least … Continue reading →

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Why Are Boston’s Police Districts Named So Bizarrely?

Posted on June 29, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

I can’t even remember why, but I found myself looking at Boston’s crime statistics, which are broken out by district. What makes no sense to me are the names. Here’s a map with all of the districts: Why, for instance, … Continue reading →

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Links 6/28/13

Posted on June 28, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Up is down, down is up, and moths are butterflies Shiny, Purple Insects will Blow Your Mind with Awesome Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants The Anti-Science Climate Denier Caucus: 113th Congress Edition The Great U.S. … Continue reading →

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Even Ex-Stasi Are Horrified By the NSA’s Reach

Posted on June 28, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

You just can’t make this up (boldface mine): Wolfgang Schmidt was seated in Berlin’s 1,200-foot-high TV tower, one of the few remaining landmarks left from the former East Germany… “You know, for us, this would have been a dream come … Continue reading →

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Links 6/27/13

Posted on June 27, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Goodbye, Miami: By century’s end, rising sea levels will turn the nation’s urban fantasyland into an American Atlantis. But long before the city is completely underwater, chaos will begin (must-read) Wine-tasting: it’s junk science. Experiments have … Continue reading →

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Gateway

Posted on June 27, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Marlborough Street, Back Bay, Boston:

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