Monthly Archives: June 2013

Healthcare: It’s the Deductibles, Stupid

Posted on June 20, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

While Obama/Romneycare is better than nothing at all, the reality is that, for too many, it still means that healthcare is unaffordable. An article at the Boston Federal Reserve makes a point I’ve made before–people in Massachusetts get hammered on … Continue reading →

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Links 6/19/13

Posted on June 19, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Very Waspy Beetle SCOTUS decision on gene patents is bad biology, and bad for science PETA’s Mixed Martial Assault on Scientists SCOTUS: DNA is information, not a chemical Ancient Roman Concrete Is About to Revolutionize … Continue reading →

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Corsair

Posted on June 19, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

They don’t make them like this anymore (observed on Hereford St., Back Bay, Boston): The interior: The bumper:

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Civil Liberties Through the PRISM of Greenwald and Snowden

Posted on June 19, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Reading much of the commentary about the NSA revelations, what I’ve noticed is that arguing about Edward Snowden’s and Glenn Greenwald’s character has become a proxy, as well as a replacement, for discussing what the NSA is doing. It’s bizarre … Continue reading →

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Links 6/18/13

Posted on June 18, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Neuroscience doesn’t need a grand theory to advance Q&A: David Altshuler on How to Share Millions of Human Genomes In Glittering Gems, Reading Earth’s Story Few Wash Hands Properly, Study Finds (WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS!) The … Continue reading →

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Calm Before the Storm

Posted on June 18, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

The John Hancock Tower, observed a few minutes before yesterday’s thunderstorm:

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But This Could Easily Solved With Lots of Student Testing

Posted on June 18, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Or perhaps not (boldface mine): When a second grader came to the Andrew Jackson School too agitated to eat breakfast on Friday, an aide alerted the school counselor, who engaged him in an art project in her office. When he … Continue reading →

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Links 6/17/13

Posted on June 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Junk Science Week: Unsignificant statistics Plochionocerus rove beetle curled up in defensive position. Muscle doesn’t boost metabolism: Debunking the widespread myth that building muscle leads to loads of extra calories burned Update: spiders STILL don’t bite … Continue reading →

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Make Way For Bruins?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

First, George Washington is a Bruins fan. Then Paul Revere and John Singleton Copley. Now the Ducklings (observed in Boston’s Public Garden): Still weird having hockey at the end of June though.

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Raise the Capital Gains and Marginal Income Tax Rates. Raise Them Now–The Boston Parking Edition

Posted on June 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

So this is an item that trundled across the transom (boldface mine): It’s just a crumbling strip of asphalt barely big enough to fit two cars one behind the other — lined by weeds, hard against a brick wall, hemmed … Continue reading →

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