Monthly Archives: November 2014

Education ‘Reform’ Isn’t About the Kids: The Texas Schoolbook Edition

Posted on November 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Here’s something you won’t hear any of the education reformers getting worked up about (boldface mine): During a months-long process, publishers made a number of improvements to their textbooks. Those improvements included removing inaccurate information promoting climate change denialism; deleting … Continue reading →

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Links 11/23/14

Posted on November 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Cue Gets $7.5 Million to Build $199 Home Flu-Testing Device Economists should focus on the economy, not public health The 9 rarest plants in the world This Is What Scientists Found When They Sequenced The Genomes … Continue reading →

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Mummies

Posted on November 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 30th Street between P and Q, Georgetown, D.C.:

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A Couple of Thoughts About the Rolling Stone UVA-Rape Article

Posted on November 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

By now, you might have come across this Rolling Stone article about rape at the University of Virginia. While I recommend it, it’s very graphic and horrifying (so you might not want to read it). Back when I was a … Continue reading →

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Links 11/22/14

Posted on November 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Save the museums: Italy’s curators must band together to preserve their valuable collections Poachers Are Now Slaughtering Africa’s Giraffes: Populations have plunged 40 percent as the animals are killed for their meat, often to feed elephant … Continue reading →

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Surveillance

Posted on November 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

That’s a lot of satellite dishes on top of this building seen on M Street, Downtown, D.C.:

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Well, Nothing to Worry About Then

Posted on November 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Apparently, the global warming crisis has a simple solution (boldface mine): The fact that half of Americans cite the end times as a cause of recent severe weather events suggests a kind of fatalism that would certainly lead to less … Continue reading →

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Links 11/21/14

Posted on November 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mammoths are a huge part of my life. But cloning them is wrong Gecko-inspired adhesives allow people to climb walls Indirect costs: Keeping the lights on. Every year, the US government gives research institutions billions of … Continue reading →

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One That Got Away

Posted on November 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I think it’s broken. White Cage by Bernardi Roig, Dupont Circle, at the corner of Q and 21st Streets, D.C.:

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Why One Should Always Build Mass Transit When Offered: Georgetown, D.C.

Posted on November 21, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the bizarre things about D.C. (not Wor-Shing-Tun, but the District) is that Georgetown, is pretty isolated from the rest of the city even though it’s pretty high density and has lots of nice old (by U.S. standards) architecture. … Continue reading →

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