Monthly Archives: December 2016

One Way To End The Electoral College

Posted on December 18, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Tom Geoghegan (who is our favorite Geoghegan!) describes several good paths to getting rid of the Electoral College, including compulsory voting (boldface mine): Third, Democrats must institute compulsory voting in California and New York, in particular, and in as many … Continue reading →

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Links 12/17/16

Posted on December 17, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Where Will NASA Go in the Age of Trump? Energy Dept. rejects Trump’s request to name climate-change workers, who remain worried Secrets of the Orchid Mantis Finding North America’s lost medieval city A Trump team member … Continue reading →

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The Shampoo Of Justice

Posted on December 17, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Because I needed something bizarre to cheer me up: Vidal Sassoon, who threw down with British fascists in a series of bloody street fights. http://i.upworthy.com/nugget/5851c394aa0bb20016000556/attachments/VidalSassoon-d9a784cdecdb08ee6e54833bb8f5ffa1.jpg Yes, that Vidal Sassoon. Only one year after World War II ended in Europe, a … Continue reading →

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Links 12/16/16

Posted on December 16, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: My Life with the Physics Dream Team Obama’s science adviser explains why a ‘science-savvy’ president matters Octopus in the parking garage is climate change’s canary in the coal mine On the (im)possibility to reconstruct plasmids from … Continue reading →

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Understanding The Limitations Of Your Data

Posted on December 16, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

A key thing scientists do (at least the good ones) is confirm their analyses using multiple kinds of data. Unfortunately, the Clinton campaign in the key state of Michigan didn’t do that (boldface mine): Michigan operatives relay stories like one … Continue reading →

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Links 12/15/16

Posted on December 15, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Natural Escherichia coli isolates rapidly acquire genetic changes upon laboratory domestication A virus, fished out of a lake, may have saved a man’s life — and advanced science Giraffes, Towering and Otherworldly, Are ‘Vulnerable’ to Extinction … Continue reading →

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This Is What Passes For A ‘Moderate’ Trumpist: The Pizzagate Edtion

Posted on December 15, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

While I’ve argued repeatedly, that, at the margins, there are Trump supporters who can be peeled off (either switching or sitting out), many of them seem to be pretty far gone. For those who don’t know what Pizzagate is, here … Continue reading →

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Links 12/14/16

Posted on December 14, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: 21st Century Cures (But Doesn’t Prevent) Act The Scientific Discovery That Began at a Wedding Table Child Mummy Found With Oldest Known Smallpox Virus Jaguar spotting: A new wild cat may be roaming the United States … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Never Really Dealt With The Problems Of Romneycare

Posted on December 14, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Since there’s a reasonable chance Obamacare will be piled on the ash heap of discarded policy, it’s worth noting the good and the bad. It did two critical things. First, for people with pre-existing conditions, the ACA made it possible … Continue reading →

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Links 12/13/16

Posted on December 13, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae recovered from the environment of a swine farrow-to-finish operation in the United States Bacteria with resistance to important class of antibiotics found on farm in Midwest Follow-Up: Why the House Science Committee’s Climate Change … Continue reading →

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