Monthly Archives: August 2013

How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?

Posted on August 18, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Exeter St., Back Bay, Boston:

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Dear Tim Cook, Whatever You Do, Don’t Listen to Carl Icahn

Posted on August 18, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

By way of Matthew Yglesias, we learn that corporate raider Carl Icahn wants Apple to spend more of its cash reserve on buying back stock. I’ve been a long-term Apple shareholder and I think this is a dreadful idea. For … Continue reading →

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Links 8/17/13

Posted on August 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What a student learned from a conference: “Go away” (must-read; also it might not be bad advice) So you want to be a marine biologist? (excellent and funny) When 75% plus 75% equals 30% Megafauna extinction … Continue reading →

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Purple

Posted on August 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay, Boston:

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Yes, Vaccination Works: The NYC Meningitis Edition

Posted on August 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Or we could just think happy thoughts: A bacterial meningitis outbreak among gay and bisexual men in New York City that had raised fears of a new AIDS-type epidemic has subsided after an aggressive vaccination campaign, leaving city health officials … Continue reading →

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Links 8/16/13

Posted on August 16, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How many for-profit publishers are repackaging CC-BY articles into books? What if Diet Soda Wasn’t Diet? Cottonmouths in the Ocean: Fact or Fiction? Endangering the Herd: The case for suing parents who don’t vaccinate their kids—or … Continue reading →

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Aftermath of a Willow Tree

Posted on August 16, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

The damaged willow tree in the Boston Public Garden was removed, since the damage was too extensive. Here’s all that’s left:

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More NAEP Abuse

Posted on August 16, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

The notion that NAEP scores indicate that U.S. education is stagnating is a zombie myth that will never die. Consider this defense of former education superintendent Tony Bennett by someone who is an education policy wonk with serious credentials (boldface … Continue reading →

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Links 8/15/13

Posted on August 15, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Everything you know is wrong: Oranges aren’t orange. Technology Is Science, Too (there seem to be some humanities profs who are pissed that science faculty are riding high for now) Bumblebees of the Eastern United States … Continue reading →

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Anti-Vaccination Has a Slight Rightwing Bias and the ‘Whole Foods Liberal’

Posted on August 15, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Don’t worry though, there’s enough stupid to go around: As I’ve noted before, there’s a slight bias against vaccination on the right, not the left. This always comes as a shock to people, because inevitably the shibboleth of the ‘Whole … Continue reading →

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