Monthly Archives: August 2015

Some Thoughts on Mind Coddling

Posted on August 18, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt wrote an Atlantic article arguing that trigger warnings and campus speech codes have lead to a rise in depression and mental illness among campus students. While I think there are problems with the ‘speech code’ … Continue reading →

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Links 8/17/15

Posted on August 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Carly Fiorina Says Parents Should Choose on Child Vaccinations In Defense of the Cockroach Vaccines and Dog Sleds (probably the only time I will ever agree with Josh Gerlenter) Leave it out: are food intolerances fact … Continue reading →

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Zelda Couldn’t Figure Out Why Nobody Wanted to Hang Out With Her

Posted on August 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

From this excellent article by Hannah Waters about the internet of elephant seals: (photo by Michael Fedak)

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A Sign of Failure (Why WMATA’s Failure Matters)

Posted on August 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Admittedly, an annoyance on D.C.’s Metro (the mass transit system) isn’t something to man the ramparts over, but there is a reason, beyond the craptacular ‘service’, why I write about Metro’s ongoing failures. But I’m getting ahead of myself. A … Continue reading →

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Links 8/16/15

Posted on August 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: MIT Has Plans for a Real ARC Fusion Reactor Fasta-O-Matic: a tool to sanity check and if needed reformat FASTA files For 40 years, computer scientists looked for a solution that doesn’t exist Ben Carson has … Continue reading →

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Horse’s Head in a Bed

Posted on August 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

A gardening bed, that is. Observed in Dupont Circle, on Corcoran Street, between 14th and 15th:

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Biden: A Uniter, Not a Divider?

Posted on August 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

For reasons not entirely clear to me, parts of the Democratic Party establishment seem to be quietly freaking out about Clinton’s campaign and is desperately casting about for other candidates. One of the names that has been floated is vice-president … Continue reading →

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Links 8/15/15

Posted on August 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Frances Oldham Kelsey, Who Saved U.S. Babies From Thalidomide, Dies at 101 Don’t Hit Send: Angry Emails Just Make You Angrier. Venting is bad for us, research shows; It makes us angrier, and it is easier … Continue reading →

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White Trumpets

Posted on August 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at Tudor House, Georgetown, D.C.:

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Slow Down: Saturday Sermon

Posted on August 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

No, this isn’t about ‘lifestyle’ choices, it’s about driving. Some of these themes might be familiar to regular readers: It happens every day. An innocent person is crossing the street at a corner when suddenly, a car comes barrelling towards … Continue reading →

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