Monthly Archives: March 2015

A Very Bizarre Outcome of Big Sh-tpile: The Snow Shoveling Edition

Posted on March 7, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

The collapse of Big Shitpile, aka the housing fraud that occurred between 2000 – 2007 give or take, has had many horrid effects: massive unemployment, millions of households saddled with the worst kind of debt, people losing their homes, the … Continue reading →

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Links 3/6/15

Posted on March 6, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: When even well-posed questions are hard to answer This is where distrust of science really comes from — and it’s not just your politics (very interesting) Are humans getting cleverer? This is what happens to your … Continue reading →

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When Do We Stop Calling This An ‘Accident’?

Posted on March 6, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

“Well, that right there seems to be the problem” (from here) Fortunately, no one was killed: An 18-year-old pedestrian was struck after a car crashed into a bus stop in Kensington, Md. Saturday, the Montgomery County Fire Department said. The … Continue reading →

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Ferguson and the Pathway to Anti-Integration

Posted on March 6, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

While there has been a lot of commentary about the Justice Department report on the thugs who run Ferguson (run is the appropriate verb, as the officers were following orders–the elected officials are just as bad), two parts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Racism, The Rule of Law | 1 Comment

Links 3/5/15

Posted on March 5, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life What’s Been Cooking for Ion At AGBT15 Mandatory Ebola Quarantines Were Counterproductive, Not To Mention Immoral Why racism is not backed by science … Continue reading →

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Something You Probably Didn’t Know About Scott Walker

Posted on March 5, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

This man is considered presidential material: Walker idolizes Reagan. Every year, on their wedding anniversary, Walker and his wife celebrate Reagan’s birthday by serving (according to Walker’s memoirs) “macaroni and cheese casserole, and red, white, and blue Jelly Belly jelly … Continue reading →

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The Slow Squeezing of the Security State: The Library of Congress Edition

Posted on March 5, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

A few years ago, I had occasion to visit the Harvard Medical School Library–the building with all of the cool stuff. Getting in wasn’t a problem, but leaving involved a lot of security–they didn’t want a lot of people wandering … Continue reading →

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Links 3/4/15

Posted on March 4, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New Mexico museum scuttles Darwin events after creationists demand ‘intelligent design’ coverage (is it me, or do engineers seem disproportionately involved in this kind of stupidity?) Scientists reveal the real reason you have eyelashes A Clownish … Continue reading →

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The Soon Scandal Is Very Spiro Agnew

Posted on March 4, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

And for those of you who don’t know who Spiro Agnew was, this is what I’m referring to. Recently, I asked this about the scandal enveloping climate change denier Dr. Willie Soon and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophyics: …what the … Continue reading →

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The Need to Characterize ‘Near’ Missing Diversity: A Comment on the Subway Microbiome Paper

Posted on March 4, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m a few weeks late to the subway microbiome paper which, in internet time is decades, but I’ve noticed two things are missing in the commentary. Before I get to those issues, one of the advantages of being behind the … Continue reading →

Posted in E. coli, Ecology, Microbiome | 3 Comments