Monthly Archives: November 2015

Links 11/10/15

Posted on November 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How India Became The Antibiotics Capital Of The World And Wasted The Wonder Cure How Urban Renewal Gets You Giant Sea Hares Foodborne Outbreaks: More Complex, Deadlier, Harder To Stop A Man In Colombia Got Cancer … Continue reading →

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How To Replace the Twitter Heart

Posted on November 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

After last week’s Twitter storm over the switching of the gold star “favorite” icon. to a heart-shaped “like” (that does a Magic Pony sparkly thing when you click it!), I’ve stumbled across this post describing how you can change the … Continue reading →

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Obama and The Department of Education Are Missing the Point About Testing

Posted on November 10, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple weeks ago, President Obama gave a speech and also a wrote on open letter about his supposed change of heart regarding testing. It’s actually not a change of heart–he’s always said he’s opposed to punitive testing (and his … Continue reading →

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Links 11/9/15

Posted on November 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Humans aren’t monkeys. We aren’t apes, either. Unvaccinated babies refused by some doctors More Than Half of Entire Species of Saigas Gone in Mysterious Die-Off The Low-Wage New Industrial Jobs Bought By Utah Rival Tute, Former … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Standards…

Posted on November 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

I recently had occasion to visit NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which provides measurement standards. For example, most networked clocks use NIST’s Internet Time Service which sets computer clocks and other networked timekeeping devices. But they also … Continue reading →

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Why Politically-Savvy Lawyers Should Never Be Allowed To Set Data Standards

Posted on November 9, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

I didn’t think Obama could appoint an Attorney General worse than Eric Holder. Clearly, that was a failure of imagination on my part (boldface mine): Attorney general Loretta Lynch says the federal government should not require police to report fatal … Continue reading →

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Links 11/8/15

Posted on November 8, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Out of 25 Million Vaccinations, Only 33 People Had a Serious Reaction, CDC Finds The Woman Who Tweets Cheetahs: Anne Hilborn’s Twitter feed captures nature, red in tooth and bumbling in claw. (but Twitter is dying. … Continue reading →

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The Women of Rockabilly

Posted on November 8, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

This is long, but fun to watch: For a small taste:

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Why The Twitter Icon Uproar Is Sort of Important

Posted on November 8, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Twitter changed its “Favorite” gold star icon to a “Like” heart icon–and when you like something, the heart does a sparkly starburst thing. People were upset with the change, which inevitably led to self-righteous exclamations of “Don’t you … Continue reading →

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Links 11/7/15

Posted on November 7, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Canada’s New Government May Be a New Beginning for Science A Venomous Fight Among Reptile Scientists Know Your Risks, but Meat Still Isn’t the Enemy Threatened pandemics and laboratory escapes: Self-fulfilling prophecies The greatest vanishing act … Continue reading →

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