Monthly Archives: December 2013

Yes, It Was Snowy Last Night

Posted on December 18, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

This is the Hancock from about 200 yards away during last night’s snow: Commonwealth Mall:

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Why a Wage Increase Is Better Than Wage Subsidies

Posted on December 18, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Perusing the economics bloggysphere, we read that many people seem quite fond of wage subsidies, as opposed to minimum wage increases (though a fair number will grudgingly admit that a minimum wage increase might be more politically attainable). Kevin Drum … Continue reading →

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Links 12/17/13

Posted on December 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Creationist upset public schools teach children they are ‘cousins of bananas’ (some day, sane people will actually realize just how nuts these bozos are) Collins proposes HHMI style “people, not projects” awards. Big deal. How We’re … Continue reading →

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This Is the Most Accurate Microbiome Headline Ever

Posted on December 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Really: They might be making you fat. Or maybe thin. Or maybe have very little effect at all. Is there a fourth choice? There endeth the snark.

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So If It’s Not C. Diff, What Is It?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

This is disconcerting (boldface mine): Fewer than one in six patients treated with powerful antibiotics for a Clostridium difficile (C. Diff) infection actually had lab-confirmed infections despite high costs and negative outcomes of unnecessary treatments, researchers reported here. At a … Continue reading →

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Links 12/16/13

Posted on December 16, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Resistance versus Virulence Where The Wild Things Are How A Fish Unleashed Its Evolutionary Potential And Went Blind Absurd Creature of the Week: The Frog Whose Young Erupt From Under Its Skin Seven tips for bio-statistical … Continue reading →

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Toothpaste Company, Get Thee to a Mycologist

Posted on December 16, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

While I’m sure companies spend a lot of time devising (and divining) brand names, someone really screwed this Swiss toothpaste brand up: (from here) Candida. The mind boggles.

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More on the Culture War on Wheels

Posted on December 16, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

We are definitely ahead of the curve (pun intended) on bicycles as the next front in the Conservative War on Most Americans, aka ‘the culture wars’. From The Boston Globe (boldface mine): Particularly in America, the bicycle is emerging as … Continue reading →

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Links 12/15/13

Posted on December 15, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: I Am Code and So Can You An Alternative to Schekman’s Boycott of Luxury Journals The Selfish Gene is losing friends: Is the ‘inclusive fitness’ model that underpins evolutionary science flawed? What Squirrels Can Teach Us … Continue reading →

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Snow in Lights

Posted on December 15, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Snowy night in Back Bay, Boston. Marlborough Street, at the corner of Dartmouth: More Marlborough Street:

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