Monthly Archives: August 2015

Links 8/14/15

Posted on August 14, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Evidence Suggests That Rio’s “Raw Sewage” Olympic Lake May Not Be Great for Athletes’ Health The worst piece of peer review I’ve ever received Sociologists need to be better at replication The biggest infectious disease threat … Continue reading →

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Hot Rose

Posted on August 14, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 21st and R Streets, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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We Write Letters

Posted on August 14, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

A few weeks ago, the New York Times was trawling for comments about the D.C. Metro. Yours truly put together a letter. Since it seems nothing came of their (actually, submitters’) efforts, I’ve reprinted the letter here. Kinda tame by … Continue reading →

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Links 8/13/15

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Underwater Agriculture: The Scuba Divers Growing Crops in Bubbles Under the Sea (amazing) Steven Pinker interview: case against bioethocrats & CRISPR germline ban Why did the US abandon a lead in reactor design? Funding: Tales of … Continue reading →

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Key Bridge

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed in Georgetown, D.C.:

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Massachusetts Proposes a Millionaire’s Tax

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Over two years ago, when I lived in Massachusetts, I proposed a 10% income tax on every dollar over $780,000 (at the time, Massachusetts had a flat tax of 5.25%): With those assumptions, I find that overall income tax revenues … Continue reading →

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Links 8/12/15

Posted on August 12, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: On the Appropriate Use of Statistics in Ecology: an interview with Ben Bolker (excellent) The science of skipping breakfast: How government nutritionists may have gotten it wrong Scientists Are Terrified Of Talking About The Planned Parenthood … Continue reading →

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Georgetown Abandoned

Posted on August 12, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Avon Place, Georgetown, D.C.:

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Note to Scientists: Sounding Like James Watt Isn’t a Good Communications Strategy

Posted on August 12, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

For those youngsters who don’t know who James Watt is, he was Reagan’s Secretary of the Interior. One minor Watt scandal (there were worse ones*) was when he defended the diversity of his Department by claiming he had “a black, … Continue reading →

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Links 8/11/15

Posted on August 11, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Frances Oldham Kelsey, F.D.A. Stickler Who Saved U.S. Babies From Thalidomide, Dies at 101 The Misunderstood Shark: A spate of shark attacks this summer has left beachgoers especially fearful, but there’s much more to the creatures … Continue reading →

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