Monthly Archives: September 2014

Of Course, There Is Another Way to Lower Pedestrian-Vehicle Collisions

Posted on September 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Like Commandante Atrios, I don’t play around with my cell phone when I’m a pedestrian, especially in D.C. (which is far more dangerous for pedestrians compared to Boston. Really). But this approach to solve the problem seems doomed to failure … Continue reading →

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Links 9/23/14

Posted on September 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How This Clinical Trial Went Terribly Wrong Biology Major Bobby Jindal Pleads Ignorance On Evolution And Climate Science (related post here) CVS: One In 12 Hepatitis C Patients Not Adhering To $1,000/Day Pill 5 Things You … Continue reading →

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We Are a Nation of Stupids: The ISIS Is Comin’ to Getcha Edition

Posted on September 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

File this under “We’re doomed” (boldface mine): “He should have had troops in there a while ago,” Mr. Taylor, 47, a carpenter, said. “To me, it just seems like he kind of protects the Muslim people.” Admittedly, one should be … Continue reading →

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Fighting the Demons in Our Heads: The Urban Crime Edition

Posted on September 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

We are a nation of pants-wetting numbskulls (boldface mine): Most Americans, however, don’t recognize that violent crime has dropped so significantly over the past twenty years. Over that time frame the national murder rate has halved, along with non-lethal violent … Continue reading →

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Links 9/22/14

Posted on September 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Haiti: 50% of the population could be affected by the chikungunya epidemic Why Archeologists Hate Indiana Jones To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? 5 Bogus Excuses People Use to Avoid the Flu Vaccine: You’re a lot … Continue reading →

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When Does Goodell Go ‘IBGYBG’?

Posted on September 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Which is short for ‘I’ll be gone–you’ll be gone‘: …what douchebag hedge fund managers say to each other when they create an investment mechanism that makes both of them rich while fucking the American public. Why should they care? They’ll … Continue reading →

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Finally, Someone Accurately Describes Our Schools

Posted on September 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Good for Catherine Rampell (boldface mine): Few consistent tools are available to measure the quality of U.S. education over time; the best we have is probably the National Assessment of Educational Progress test, first administered in 1971. And believe it … Continue reading →

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Links 9/21/14

Posted on September 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links fahr ya. Science: Prominent U.S. academics reprise plea for more basic research to fuel innovation A guide to data in scientific research projects The Most Dangerous Mushroom: The death cap is spreading. It looks, smells, and tastes delicious. Being … Continue reading →

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A Tower of Gourds

Posted on September 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Corcoran Street, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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I Don’t Know If This Scales, But It’s Worth Trying

Posted on September 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve written before about the foolishness of viewing pedestrian-vehicle collisions as moral failings and not as structural and design problems. Anyway, with that prelude, we give you the bestest crosswalk light EVAH!

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