Monthly Archives: November 2013

Links 11/23/13

Posted on November 23, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Polio in Syria: putting children above politics (more blowback from the CIA’s pretending to be health workers) Ant Mimics Most of the world’s solar panels are facing the wrong direction Use fine-grained sectioning in your grant … Continue reading →

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But Maybe It Should Have?

Posted on November 23, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

(from here) I get what Senator Bernie Sanders is getting at, but maybe if the Democrats played by the rules–all of the rules–we would have had a better healthcare system, a larger economic recovery, and so on. Yes, there are … Continue reading →

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When Someone Claims the War on Drugs Is a War on Minorities…

Posted on November 23, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

…they might be right. John Ehrlichman, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon: The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar Left, and black people. You understand … Continue reading →

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Links 11/22/13

Posted on November 22, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: We didn’t ask for it (excellent) FDA appoints anti-vaxxer to Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee NASA Just Cancelled its Advanced Spacecraft Power Program Do you want the good news or the bad news first? … Continue reading →

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With Fifty to Hundreds of Applicants For Every Tenure-Track Position, Why Do We Tolerate This Crap?

Posted on November 22, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t get this (boldface mine): …a postdoc (in the same lab), let’s call him Postdoc A, had approached her while she was working at the lab bench, while no one else was around, and asked her out. They had … Continue reading →

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The Price of Pork and the Externalities of Antibiotic Resistance

Posted on November 22, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

If you haven’t read Maryn McKenna’s excellent piece on antibiotic resistance, you should. Before I get to a point about agriculture, I just want to point out this bit from McKenna’s article: At UCLA, Spellberg treated a woman with what … Continue reading →

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Links 11/21/13

Posted on November 21, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Wolf to Dog: Scientists Agree on How, but Not Where 2 million oysters in bay begin restoration effort Ant science: Ants try to eat protein beverages like solid food Gorillas Use Ladders in the Wild What … Continue reading →

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If You Want to Support Science Education in Massachusetts, Here’s a Good Way to Do So

Posted on November 21, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

We receive emails: The Massachusetts Academy of Sciences stands committed to ensuring that students gain the skills they need to excel in the highly-paid, highly-rewarding fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). One of the Academy’s most powerful approaches … Continue reading →

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Reinventing a Square Wheel, Part I Can’t Count That High

Posted on November 21, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

So Secretary of Education Arne Duncan had this to say to opponents of the Common Core: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a group of state schools superintendents Friday that he found it “fascinating” that some of the opposition to … Continue reading →

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Links 11/20/13

Posted on November 20, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: GOP is an anti-science party of nuts (sorry, Atlantic!): Meet the newest false equivalence: The right and left are equally pro-science because … nuclear power. Huh? Fifty-Thousand Squared Reading the Book of Life in Prehistoric Dung: … Continue reading →

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