Monthly Archives: May 2015

Why You Can’t Let Conservatives Be in Charge of Public Health: The Mike Pence Edition

Posted on May 12, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve discussed before how the policies of the Republican Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, led to an HIV outbreak (most of the infected also contracted hepatitis C). But that fucking numbskull seems to have learned absolutely nothing from the experience … Continue reading →

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Links 5/11/15

Posted on May 11, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: We asked, NSF answered: per-PI success rates at the NSF DEB Rare African plant signals diamonds beneath the soil (species extinction in 3..2..1…) The Dingoes Ate My Kitten Life Finds a Way: How will Japan’s new … Continue reading →

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Crazy Farming

Posted on May 11, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

This is a mural by Kelly Towles at the corner of 12th Street and U, Shaw, D.C.: Close up:

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When Police Set Policy: The Jaywalking Edition

Posted on May 11, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

By way of Commandante Atrios, we come across this LA Times article about zealous jaywalking enforcement in the City of Angels (boldface mine): Hundreds of readers responded to my column about 22-year-old Glendale Community College student-athlete Eduardo Lopez, who was … Continue reading →

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Links 5/10/15

Posted on May 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Trick For Higher SAT scores? Unfortunately no. (something Malcolm Gladwell popularized turns out to be wrong? Inconceivable!) The Least Likely Man celebrates a genetic-code-breaking genius Prime fish give way to hordes of jellyfish in Puget … Continue reading →

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Fallen Roses

Posted on May 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of R and 13th Streets, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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Not All Baltimoreans

Posted on May 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Or as we used to say in D.C., Baltimorons. Kidding aside, it’s interesting how some riots apply to all members of a group, while others only to a certain pathological subset: None of that means that the riots would have … Continue reading →

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Links 5/9/15

Posted on May 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Is there anyone in Congress that can restore NASA’s Earth science budget cut? House Science Committee guts NASA Earth sciences budget: Appears to be part of a concerted attack on climate research and responses. Extreme Heat … Continue reading →

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Azaleas

Posted on May 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One reason I don’t get too excited about the cherry blossoms is that, in the D.C. area, they’re everywhere. Here’s one in a damn alley: But the other reason is that I’ve always found azaleas to be nicer and just … Continue reading →

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“She Called Us Thugs”: A Class Divide As Well

Posted on May 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the things that has gone missing in the discussions of recent events in Baltimore is the role of class. As we like to say around here, there are never any Marxists around when you need them (with the … Continue reading →

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