Monthly Archives: January 2015

Snow Days For Adults

Posted on January 28, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Yves Smith argues that the massive snow shutdowns represent a change for the worse in the U.S. (boldface mine): But even with the worst of the snowstorm now hitting further north, were the extreme safety measures justified? Drivers have been … Continue reading →

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Does Electronic Surveillance Stop Terrorism? Not If We’re Stupid About It

Posted on January 28, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the most frustrating things about our ‘War on Terror’ is the widespread belief that all of our intrusive surveillance actually does something. In reality, it often misses actual terrorists, in part because it is focused on non-violent left-wing … Continue reading →

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Links 1/27/15

Posted on January 27, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Fashion Challenges of the Emperor of Hepatitis C Treatment – Now in the BMJ, but Who Will Notice? The Disneyland measles outbreak and the disgraced doctor who whipped up vaccination fear (most public health problems … Continue reading →

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Why Mayor Bowser Is Reluctant to Criticize WMATA

Posted on January 27, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks ago, there was a horrible fire in the D.C. Metro, causing one death and dozens of hospitalizations. It’s unclear if this was a result of poor maintenance and safety inspection or just bad luck, but the … Continue reading →

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Conservative Parsing of Rape and Misidentified Moral Agency

Posted on January 27, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s an article at Politico about the knots conservatives are tying themselves into over abortion. Nothing particularly new, but this bit with ‘reformicon’ Ramesh Ponnuru is very telling (boldface mine): “The lengthy history of this debate makes pro-lifers nervous about … Continue reading →

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Links 1/26/15

Posted on January 26, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Medieval Math Problems The devastating impact of vaccine deniers, in one measles chart Elizabeth Warren Proposes Big Pharma ‘Swear Jar’ To Fund Medical Research How Anti-Vaxxers Ruined Disneyland For Themselves (And Everyone Else) Machinery & the … Continue reading →

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Church Moderne

Posted on January 26, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

First Trinity Lutheran Church, Judiciary Square, D.C.: Side view: <

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Education Spending Does Matter

Posted on January 26, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

We’ve discussed Kirabo Jackson’s important work that demonstrated how the long-term effects of teachers on ‘life outcomes’ is very poorly correlated with subject matter scores–something that education ‘reformers’ seem to not discuss (odd that). Well, he’s back with a new … Continue reading →

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Links 1/25/15

Posted on January 25, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This is what happens when a paleontologist attacks Kesha on Twitter U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit: Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry (I once applied for a job … Continue reading →

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Watermelon

Posted on January 25, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Q Street, between 11th and 12th, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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