Monthly Archives: August 2015

Links 8/4/15

Posted on August 4, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Fetal tissue research has been with us a long time—and it’s saved lives New York Needs Coyotes: Coyotes may be wily, even virtually invisible, but they’re changing our cities. The h index: playing the numbers game … Continue reading →

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Oliver on DC Statehood

Posted on August 4, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

When you’re a citizen in the last mainland colony, all you can do is laugh:

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A Failure of Democracy and the Cincinnati PD Reaction to the Dubose Murder

Posted on August 4, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

At first, what surprised me about the murder of Samuel Dubose by a University of Cincinnati police officer is how quickly the Cincinnati police has moved to arrest and publicly condemn U of C Officer Ray Tensing. I’m sure part … Continue reading →

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Links 8/3/15

Posted on August 3, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Drought, flooding, disease – climate change is already threatening the source of our caffeine fix. Are we facing the end of coffee as we know it? Absurd Creature of the Week: The Two-Foot-Wide Sea Star That’s … Continue reading →

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The American Swastika In More Ways Than One

Posted on August 3, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

This weekend, a bunch of white people decided to rally at Stone Mountain, Georgia, to defend their heritage, which, according to them, includes the Confederate flag as well as a carving that celebrates Civil War soldiers–which was completed as a … Continue reading →

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Links 8/2/15

Posted on August 2, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: There are nearly 50 elephants in this photograph. At recent rates of slaughter, this is how many die every 11 hours. This Beautiful But Destructive Fish Is Resorting to Cannibalism Possibly the worst press release on … Continue reading →

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Cloudflower

Posted on August 2, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on T Street, between 13th and 14th, Shaw, D.C.:

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Solving the Urban Housing Crisis Requires a Suburban Solution

Posted on August 2, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the many annoyances when urban policy is discussed is the conflation of cities with metropolitan areas. Sometimes, commentators will mean the city sensu stricto, while, at other times, city actually means metropolitan area (Richard Florida does this far … Continue reading →

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Links 8/1/15

Posted on August 1, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists have synthesized a new compound that ‘mimics’ exercise. Could a workout pill be far behind? (we’ll see…) “Do you need a Ph.D. for that?” Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx Intermingled Klebsiella pneumoniae Populations Between Retail … Continue reading →

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Exuberant Shopping

Posted on August 1, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 18th Street, between Belmont and Columbia Roads, Adams-Morgan, D.C.:

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