Monthly Archives: January 2014

I Don’t Understand Modern U.S. Journalism

Posted on January 25, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

There was a minor kerfuffle over a story written by reporter Laura Dimon about Flint, Michigan that received a lot of criticism from the residents of Flint. While the coverage focused on Laura Dimon’s father, Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan, … Continue reading →

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Guns Still Make You Stupid

Posted on January 25, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I discussed a near shooting in Back Bay, Boston, one of the toniest neighborhoods in the city: So this happened in Back Bay, Boston (boldface mine): Officers spoke with the victim in front of 85 Marlborough Street … Continue reading →

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Links 1/24/14

Posted on January 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Hanging up their labcoats: Australia’s new brain drain The most important disease you’ve never heard of Valley of the other kings: Lost dynasty found in Egypt 7 reasons why the NextSeq 500 is a strange choice … Continue reading →

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ALL YOUR PARKING SPACE ARE BELONG TO US

Posted on January 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

What with the snow, things have been getting kinda crazy with people saving parking spaces: in much of Boston, there’s a tradition of people ‘holding’ spaces they’ve shoveled out by placing something like a lawn chair in the spot. Fair … Continue reading →

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Boston, San Francisco, and The Bonfire of The Vanities

Posted on January 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the last year, San Francisco seems to be undergoing a real knock-out, drag-down fight over that city’s rising cost of living, which to a considerable extent, is driven by housing prices. What I don’t understand is the intense anger … Continue reading →

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Links 1/23/14

Posted on January 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Genome Sequencing Highlights the Dynamic Early History of Dogs (technical article, but relatively easy to read, especially the introduction and discussion, for non-specialists) Bacteriophages and the spread of antimicrobial resistance Smithsonian dinosaur hall to close April … Continue reading →

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Pictures From Boston’s Recent Snow Event

Posted on January 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I can’t really call it a storm as we had about three inches of light powder, but it still made for nice pictures. Commonwealth Avenue, between Dartmouth and Exeter: The Vendome:

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Things We All Know About Education Yet Are Not True: The Thomas Friedman Edition

Posted on January 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

The Great Pornstache of Understanding recently scrivened this: In fact, it was a feel-bad speech, asking one big question. Are we falling behind as a country in education not just because we fail to recruit the smartest college students to … Continue reading →

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Links 1/22/14

Posted on January 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A New Funding Model for Scientists Chikungunya Virus Makes Inroads into the Americas Is the $1,000 genome for real? With the release of the HiSeq X Ten, genetic-sequencing company Illumina attempts to cement market dominance. Repositories … Continue reading →

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Public Health Changes at Boston’s City Hall

Posted on January 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh is changing how the Public Health Commission fits into Boston’s city government (boldface mine): This week, Walsh named former city councilor Felix G. Arroyo as chief of a consolidated Health and Human Services Department. Walsh’s current … Continue reading →

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