Monthly Archives: March 2015

Spring Flowers

Posted on March 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 33rd Street, Georgetown, D.C.:

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PARCC, New Jersey, and A Harsh Lesson About the First Amendment

Posted on March 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the weekend, the education bloggysphere was all atwitter (‘abuzz’ is so old media…) about Bob Braun’s revelation that Pearson, the creator of the PARCC-Common Core aligned tests, was monitoring test takers’ social media accounts without their knowledge (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Links 3/16/15

Posted on March 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Whales on the Wrong Side of the World World’s whaling slaughter tallied: Commercial hunting wiped out almost three million animals last century. Don’t Freak Out. Science Blogs are NOT Dying. How does blog readership grow, and … Continue reading →

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Did We Give Up When the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor?

Posted on March 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Hell no! Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said on Sunday cited Iran’s control of their own capital, Tehran, as a reason that the country had to be stopped from obtaining a nuclear weapon…. “Moreover, we have to stand up to Iran’s … Continue reading →

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Chait Misses a Very Important Reason Why Republicans Will Never Have a Real Health-Care Plan

Posted on March 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

In a good article, Jonathan Chait lays out seven reasons “Why Republicans Will Never, Ever Have a Real Health-Care Plan”: 1. It has been a truism of American politics for decades that American voters are symbolically conservative and operationally liberal: … Continue reading →

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Links 3/15/15

Posted on March 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Researchers nearly double the size of worker ants Ecology has a bright future. It just may be somewhere else. (important) A Dovetail Route to Scaffolded Genomes Can we build power plants that actually take carbon dioxide … Continue reading →

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Dumbarton Down

Posted on March 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

It looks like winter finished off the Dumbarton Bridge sign (Dumbarton Bridge, D.C.):

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The Ghettoside Response to David Brooks

Posted on March 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, David Brooks scribbled something very silly about values and poverty–Noah Smith points out the straightforward rebuttal, so I’ll leave that bit up to him. But Matt Taibbi also makes a very good point in “For David Brooks, the … Continue reading →

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Links 3/14/15

Posted on March 14, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Evolution, Perfection and Life Across the USA, flu season winding down Insurance companies are slow to cover next-generation sequencing Largest Risk for Diabetes With Statins Yet Seen, in New Study Genetics of Why Finns Are Less … Continue reading →

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Why I Like Daylight Saving Time

Posted on March 14, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Because, after work, it’s still light enough to see this (the corner of Q and 19th Streets, Dupont Circle, D.C.): And this (corner of 19th and R Streets, Dupont Circle, D.C.):

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