Monthly Archives: August 2013

Links 8/11/13

Posted on August 11, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Evidence on the impact of sustained use of polynomial regression on causal inference (a claim that coal heating is reducing lifespan by 5 years for half a billion people) De-Extinctions and Straw Men Camels May Transmit … Continue reading →

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Willow Tree Down

Posted on August 11, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Time catches all in Boston’s Public Garden:

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The Newest Conservative Insanity: U.N. Resolution 7277

Posted on August 11, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Having been one of the first people to describe the conservative fear of Invisible Light Bulb Vigilantes, we now bring you the new hysteria: ‘U.N. Resolution 7277.’ I put it in scare quotes because it’s not a U.N. resolution; 7277 … Continue reading →

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Links 8/10/13

Posted on August 10, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Where’s the Beef? Reality Check on Test Tube Burger Baloney An Extinction to Celebrate The Near-Mythical Beast That Spread an All-Too-Real Disease In Which Steven Pinker Is A Total Ignoramus Who Should Go Read A Fucking … Continue reading →

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The BPL Goes Mobile

Posted on August 10, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve wondered when the Boston Public Library (a misnomer of sorts as any Massachusetts resident can get a card) would release a mobile app. Well, we wonder no longer: The Boston Public Library now has a version of our catalog … Continue reading →

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The War on the NAEP: Another ‘Victory’ For Sequestration

Posted on August 10, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

So Matt Di Carlo points us to some depressing news about sequestration and the NAEP, which is used to assess U.S. educational progress: The 2015 budget estimates by the federal Office of Management and Budget, project a 5 percent cut … Continue reading →

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Links 8/9/13

Posted on August 9, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: No, You Shouldn’t Fear GMO Corn: How Elle botched a story about genetically modified food. How Many Ants Live in New York City? Are your data normal? Hint: no. Remaining Challenges of Next-Gen Sequencing Whooping Cough … Continue reading →

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Wet Behind the Elephant Ears

Posted on August 9, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

I suppose it should be in front of the ears. Observed in the Boston Public Garden:

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Gay Rights and Russia and Using the Wrong Metaphor: It’s Called a Pogrom

Posted on August 9, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, Obama criticized Russia’s anti-gay policies–and was right in doing so. But Obama, and others too, have drawn comparisons to the beginning of the eliminationist policies of Nazi Germany. Personally, I think that’s the wrong comparison. Comparisons to Hitler will … Continue reading →

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Links 8/8/13

Posted on August 8, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Watching Fox News makes people distrust science Chemicals in the body show whether you’re rich or poor Resist the resistance: A primer on antibiotics & antibiotic resistance Our Orgastic Future The Lobster Bubble: Maine’s Lobster Boom, … Continue reading →

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