Monthly Archives: August 2014

Links 8/31/14

Posted on August 31, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A critical reanalysis of the relationship between genomics and well-being The Climate Scientist Who Pioneered Geoengineering Fears It’s About to Blow Up Pediatricians Officially Want High Schools To Start Later Mysterious Kennewick Man looked Polynesian and … Continue reading →

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Rooftop Garden

Posted on August 31, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Kingman Place, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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All Your Microbiome Are Belong to Platypus: The Perils of Plug-and-Chug Analysis

Posted on August 31, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

By way of the Twitterz, we come across this fantastic poster (embiggened version here): To translate from Genomics, to examine the microbiome–the microorganisms that live on or in a certain habitat (e.g., your gut or skin, the surface of your … Continue reading →

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Links 8/30/14

Posted on August 30, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Information Aversion It’s going to take a lot more ice buckets to fill the NIH funding gap California Trees Nailed As The Source Of Mystery Infections (paper here) Dash of Salt Does No Harm. Extremes Are … Continue reading →

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The Ugliest Building in D.C.

Posted on August 30, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

And not a ‘cute’ ugly either. Nope, just fugly. I give you (no, take it, really) the Verizon building on 14th Street, Northwest: It’s also very weird: at times, the vents blast cold air. Not sure what that’s about.

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Somehow, I Don’t Think Bipartisanship Is on the Menu

Posted on August 30, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

By way of DCist.com, we find this ad from outgoing Republican Congressman Rob Stockman’s office (boldface mine): Personality and ideology are important. Please bring a confident, vigorous intellect and no drama. Ideal candidates will be true patriots who can count … Continue reading →

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Links 8/29/14

Posted on August 29, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Genome Workbench 2.8.0 released Defining the Estimated Core Genome of Bacterial Populations Using a Bayesian Decision Model The Ice Bucket Challenge Has Raised More Than $13 Million — Meanwhile, Medical Research Has Been Cut By Billions … Continue reading →

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Urban Desert

Posted on August 29, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on P Street, between 15th and 16th, NW D.C.:

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So What Are Liberals Supposed to Do? Cry ‘Green Lantern’ and Let Slip the Dogs of Meh?

Posted on August 29, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Whenever liberals and lefties are unhappy with the Obama Administration, there is a chorus of pundits and political scientists who raise the specter of Green Lanternism: the belief that the president, if he only wanted to do something, could (it … Continue reading →

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Links 8/28/14

Posted on August 28, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Removing Antibiotics from Meat Production: The Market is Leading the Way Transit Commuters Have Less Body Fat Than Those Who Drive to Work (original study here) Plant-made drugs could be the future Turns Out the U.S. … Continue reading →

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