Monthly Archives: July 2015

Links 7/11/15

Posted on July 11, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Is withholding your data simply bad science, or should it fall under scientific misconduct? NIH sees reversal of fortune with proposed funding boosts (while many scientists dislike Collins, he’s pretty good at dealing with people on … Continue reading →

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Corniche

Posted on July 11, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

A Rolls-Royce Corniche IV, observed at the corner of 19th and Q Streets, Dupont Circle, D.C. And, yes, it was parked illegally:

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Why Didn’t Everything Change After Oklahoma City?

Posted on July 11, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

In a recent article about the racist right and science fiction, this caught my eye (boldface mine): Scalzi said that it’s unwise to dismiss authors because of a single novel or late-career tendency toward the lunatic fringe, but that he’s … Continue reading →

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Links 7/10/15

Posted on July 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists say many worker ants are actually super lazy If This Wasp Stings You, ‘Just Lie Down and Start Screaming’ A scientist discovered a new insect species living in New Jersey. He’s already worried about its … Continue reading →

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Keeping The Powder Dry

Posted on July 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Five to ten years ago, it was all the rage among Democratic Party establishment types to tell the rank-and-file–a fair number of whom desperately needed better policies–to keep our powder dry. That is, don’t act like real Democrats so much … Continue reading →

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When Campbell’s Law Collides With Air Traffic

Posted on July 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

SEE WHAT I DID THERE? For those who don’t know what Campbell’s Law is: “The more any quantitative social indicator (or even some qualitative indicator) is used for social decision-making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and … Continue reading →

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Links 7/9/15

Posted on July 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: NCBI working on SAM output from BLAST+ Shark Week is upon us. And as a shark scientist, I both love and hate it. Andrew Wakefield is apparently a legimite source of vaccine info at University of … Continue reading →

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Derelict

Posted on July 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 9th Street, between C and Independence, Capitol Hill, D.C.:

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So, What Is a Post-Doc Worth?

Posted on July 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the galling things about the possibility that current post-doc salaries might (probably will) run afoul of the Obama administration’s proposed overtime rules has been watching some PIs (I think they’re PIs; maybe they’re just post-docs who believe they’re … Continue reading →

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Links 7/8/15

Posted on July 8, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why does scientific discourse gets vicious? Leaky clinical metagenomics pipelines are a very serious issue California, Camelot and Vaccines Mother raccoon teaches her baby how to climb a tree Modeling Antimicrobial Resistance: Challenges and Open Questions … Continue reading →

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