Monthly Archives: March 2015

Links 3/10/15

Posted on March 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Reproducibility, your Methods section, and 400 years of angst Science says taking the train is better for your health than driving to work Food preservatives linked to obesity and gut disease: Mouse study suggests that emulsifiers … Continue reading →

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The Depressing Thing About the SAE Bigot Eruption

Posted on March 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

By now, you might have heard about the Oklahoma University chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (‘SAE’) which recently had a slight bigot eruption, including singing this little ditty:

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With Scientific ‘Leadership’ Like This….

Posted on March 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, over at DrugMonkey’s joint, guest writer Namaste_Ish argued that her scientific society’s ‘leadership’ isn’t right for the job–here’s a taste (boldface mine): With over 40,000 members, I look at the presidents of the SfN and wonder; do these … Continue reading →

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Links 3/9/15

Posted on March 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Field Cameras Catch Deer Eating Birds—Wait, Why Do Deer Eat Birds? Widening superbug outbreak raises questions for FDA, manufacturers Why Killer Whales Go Through Menopause But Elephants Don’t City Slinkers: Why are coyotes, those cunning denizens … Continue reading →

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Girl Scout Cookie Season

Posted on March 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve seen this in several places in the intertoobz (so I don’t know who created this), but this has been cracking me up:

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When Will We Realize the U.S. Has a Gentry Class?

Posted on March 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

By way of Brad DeLong, we realize we missed an article about whiny well-to-do people, a topic we have discussed before. So let’s outsource this to David Leonhardt (and when Leonhardt sounds populist, you know you’ve entered the ridiculous zone; … Continue reading →

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Links 3/8/15

Posted on March 8, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Having and Fighting Ebola — Public Health Lessons from a Clinician Turned Patient Tools for bacterial comparative genomics Hope from the Deeps for Coral Reefs Evolutionist Loses It As Colleague Conflates Homology and Similarity Yet Again … Continue reading →

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New Plans (and My Concerns) For the Smithsonian Castle

Posted on March 8, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

At the National Building Museum in D.C., there’s a very interesting exhibit by the Danish architects Bjarke Ingels (‘BIG’) who will be redesigning the Smithsonian Castle Garden, which displays, hanging from the second floor of the museum, many of their … Continue reading →

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Links 3/7/15

Posted on March 7, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Study Finds Almost No Hazardous Chemicals in Aerosol of Blu or Sky-Cig E-Cigarettes How big is the average penis? Ancient Wheat DNA Find Shifts Early UK Farming Theories Plague, Fleas, and the Rats of New York … Continue reading →

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Ice

Posted on March 7, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Dupont Circle, D.C., after the snow/frozen rain event we had last weekend: Icy leaves: Poor tree:

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