Monthly Archives: January 2014

When Very Serious Pundits Turn Into Blog Commenters

Posted on January 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I haven’t had much to add to Bill and Emma Keller’s awful screeds about Lisa Boncheck Adams who blogs and tweets about her cancer treatment experiences–apparently, she doesn’t suffer the ‘right’ way–that isn’t contained in these two tweets: BREAKING: BILL … Continue reading →

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Links 1/21/14

Posted on January 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The $1,000 Genome Arrives — For Real, This Time The Canadian War on Science: A chronological account of chaos and consolidation at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans libraries (my contribution is here) Massachusetts Announces $50 … Continue reading →

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Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst Grades State Educational Systems Again

Posted on January 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

And once again, I give it a big F. Yes, StudentsFirst, the education ‘reform’ outfit run by Michelle Rhee, has released its annual report grading state educational systems. It’s no different from last year’s report, which was equally absurd. Massachusetts, … Continue reading →

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No, Medical Tourism Is Still Not a Solution to the U.S. Healthcare Crisis

Posted on January 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m hoping Dean Baker wrote this in a Swiftian modest proposal sort of way, but he’s actually raised this many times before, so I’ll take it seriously: Just as people in the United States can benefit from buying cheaper steel … Continue reading →

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Links 1/20/14

Posted on January 20, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Commentary: Coffee, a prerequisite for research? Gut Parasite May Keep Locusts From Swarming Illumina Announces the Thousand Dollar Genome What Can the Passenger Pigeon’s Extinction Teach California? (my thoughts on passenger pigeons here) Illumina destroy the … Continue reading →

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The Orange House

Posted on January 20, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the U.S. Botanic Garden:

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“Now is the time to make an adequate income a reality for all of God’s children”: The Need to Politicize MLK Day

Posted on January 20, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

(from here) Consider the above picture when thinking about increasing the minimum wage. Or a living wage. Or treating workers as people. Never forget that King was murdered in Memphis while he was supporting striking sanitation workers. Forty-five years after … Continue reading →

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Links 1/19/14

Posted on January 19, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Aiming to Push Genomics Forward in New Study Dr. Andrew Cronyn: Why I’m a Doctor–And What It Has To Do With Vaccines Death Dust: The valley-fever menace. Human–microbe mismatch boosts risk of stomach cancer New rotavirus … Continue reading →

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Cereals

Posted on January 19, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Corn and rice observed at the U.S. Botanic Garden:

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Solidarity and Merit Pay: The Lee, MA Schools Edition

Posted on January 19, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

This is a fascinating letter by school teachers in Lee, MA, who decided that they would donate all of the merit pay they would have received from a private foundation to their school (boldface mine): The $8,700 that the Lee … Continue reading →

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