Monthly Archives: May 2015

The Puzzling Thing About Race and Achievement

Posted on May 25, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

In reading this Boston Globe piece about a discrimination lawsuit filed against Harvard by Asian-Americans who claim Asian-Americans with excellent records are less likely to be admitted to Harvard, it occurred to me that there’s a very interesting subtext about … Continue reading →

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Links 5/24/15

Posted on May 24, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why an iron fish can make you stronger Gender And The Harvard Math Department Author retracts study of changing minds on same-sex marriage after colleague admits data were faked (great work by the whistleblowers) To handle … Continue reading →

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White Roses

Posted on May 24, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 15th and S Streets, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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On Duggars and Technicalities

Posted on May 24, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the common cultural tropes of the late 1970s and 1980s was the idea that criminals were getting away with crime due to ‘technicalities.’ This notion permeated popular culture–it was essentially a mandatory plot line in any police or … Continue reading →

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Links 5/23/15

Posted on May 23, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Stop Saying Humans Are Like ‘Slowly Boiling Frogs’ A call for acceptance of career polygamy in science (excellent) Scientist: Why Deepak Chopra is driving me crazy U.S. Details New Efforts to Support Ailing Bees American Innovation … Continue reading →

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Peeking Through

Posted on May 23, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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A Public Health Question About the Bird Influenza Epidemic

Posted on May 23, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

You might not be aware of a massive bird flu epidemic ripping its way across the U.S.: Iowa, where one in every five eggs consumed in the country is laid, has been the hardest hit: More than 40 percent of … Continue reading →

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Links 5/22/15

Posted on May 22, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Tiny Frogs and Giant Spiders: Best of Friends Evolution, the Environment, and Religion Everybody Else Is Doing It… How Three Scientists ‘Marketed’ Neglected Tropical Diseases And Raised More Than $1 Billion Highly Contagious, Antibiotic-Resistant Food Poisoning … Continue reading →

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Links 5/22/15

Posted on May 22, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: We’ve been imagining mountains all wrong, say scientists Senators create new caucus on NIH funding When Birds Squawk, Other Species Seem to Listen A Way to Brew Morphine Raises Concerns Over Regulation Reproducibility crisis: Blame it … Continue reading →

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Sadly, Our Libertarian Overlords Will Not Be Going Galt

Posted on May 22, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

More’s the pity. A while ago, I noted the inherent problems with the libertarian dream of starting their own artificial island countries: First, they live in apartment buildings. Like it or not, they’ll need housing codes. For instance, can you … Continue reading →

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