Monthly Archives: June 2016

(((It’s Not Just Trump)))

Posted on June 8, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

In light of the whole ((())) anti-Semitism thing, it’s worth another reminder that the Republican party’s Jewish problem precedes Il Trumpe. Not only did former Republican House Majority Leader Eric Kantor essentially admit as much, but just peruse this list … Continue reading →

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Yes, We Have A PhD Glut

Posted on June 8, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

At least in academia. Drugmonkey has a good discussion, but this is the basic problem: Drugmonkey: The blogpost then goes on to calculate a Cumulative Investigator Rate which is basically how many PIs get funded over a 5 year interval … Continue reading →

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Links 6/7/16

Posted on June 7, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Octopuses may indeed be your new overlords No, this isn’t the start of the antibiotic apocalypse, just bad reporting: New drug-resistant infection is cause for measured concern, but let’s get the facts straight (related post here; … Continue reading →

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I Hope Some Democrats Don’t Ever Have To Negotiate For Anything

Posted on June 7, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve made this point before about Sanders’ willingness to take the Democratic nomination fight to the convention, but I’ll outsource this edition (boldface mine): The more delegates Sanders goes to the convention with, the more clout he and his supporters … Continue reading →

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Sanders Supporters Aren’t To The Right Of Clinton’s (Thoughts On Post-Pub Review)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Unless you include likely Republican voters as Sanders supporters. A couple of weeks ago, political scientists Chistopher Achen and Larry Bartels published a NY Times op-ed claiming that Sanders supporters aren’t more liberal than Clinton supporters. Achen and Bartels were … Continue reading →

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Links 6/6/16

Posted on June 6, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘If you’re not failing, you’re probably not trying as hard as you could be’ After Tens of Thousands of Pigeons Vanish, One Comes Back Zoos are fake CDC Head Tom Frieden Delivers Emotional Plea For Zika … Continue reading →

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2012 Trump On Immigrants

Posted on June 6, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

It is mind boggling (boldface mine): The Republican Party will continue to lose presidential elections if it comes across as mean-spirited and unwelcoming toward people of color, Donald Trump tells Newsmax. Whether intended or not, comments and policies of Mitt … Continue reading →

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How “Choice” Outsources Work To Customers: The Healthcare Edition

Posted on June 6, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Amazing what happens when reporters–and Sarah Kliff is a good one–actually have to live the stories they cover: I write a lot about health care for my job here at Vox, and have spent the past seven years covering and … Continue reading →

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Links 6/5/16

Posted on June 5, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Tales of African-American History Found in DNA The real problem with BMI Why research for the pure sake of knowing is enough None of you can troll me like Austin can. Also, cell phones and cancer. … Continue reading →

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It Doesn’t Take A Weatherman To Know Which Way Vox’s Business Model Is Blowing

Posted on June 5, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Last Thursday, Vox suspended deputy editor Emmett Rensin for tweeting for sympathizing with anti-Trump rioters. It’s worth noting that what Rensin tweeted was not an endorsement of violence, especially against people*. But right now–remember that phrase–the left-ish gentry class wisdom … Continue reading →

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