Monthly Archives: February 2017

Links 2/7/17

Posted on February 7, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Jerry Falwell Jr. will be leading Trump’s higher education task force. Here’s a science textbook I was assigned at his school in 2007 A scholar of stereotypes is trapped by Trump’s travel ban A Biohacker’s Plan … Continue reading →

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This Is What We’re Up Against

Posted on February 7, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

From a reader at Howie Klein’s joint (boldface mine): Last night I attended a Pro-President Trump meeting… What we saw and heard was both scary and informative. The meeting was led by 5 men and we counted approximately 70 people … Continue reading →

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Links 2/6/17

Posted on February 6, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: DeVos’ Code Words for Creationism Offshoot Raise Concerns About ‘Junk Science’ B.C. tech sector to get surge of talent fleeing Silicon Valley: insiders A Crime in the Cancer Lab Anti-Evolution Bills Continue to Evolve Trump wants … Continue reading →

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Press Conference

Posted on February 6, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you haven’t seen this hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch:

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Trump Declares War On Your 401(k) Retirement Money

Posted on February 6, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve never been a fan of the shift from defined benefit pensions to 401(k) plans: they’re nothing more than a way for brokers to charge excessive fees, and to give wealthy people a tax cut for something they were already … Continue reading →

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Links 2/5/17

Posted on February 5, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Dangerous superbug appears to be spreading stealthily in US hospitals How did E. coli  get named K-12 ? Seagrass is a marine powerhouse, so why isn’t it on the world’s conservation agenda? France’s wild hamsters being turned … Continue reading →

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We Should Be Shocked, But Not Surprised By Our Internal Security Forces Behavior

Posted on February 5, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the last couple of weeks, parts of our internal security apparatus (that’s what it would be called in many foreign countries), especially the Border Patrol, have been acting illegally by ignoring court orders and the like. In addition, they … Continue reading →

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Links 2/4/17

Posted on February 4, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Donald Trump and Peter Thiel vs. the FDA: Be afraid. Be very afraid. First humans arrived in North America 10,000 years earlier than believed How NASA helped launch self-driving tractors A bug for Alzheimer’s? (maybe…) It … Continue reading →

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Affordable Healthcare For All Is Not Cold Fusion

Posted on February 4, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Admittedly, Democrats are in the (suboptimal) position of defending the ACA, but if Republicans manage to kill it, that does present an opportunity to make something better, as there is no viable healthcare insurance option to the right of the … Continue reading →

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Links 2/3/17

Posted on February 3, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Whenever He Goes Diving, This Shark Comes To Cuddle With Him Endangered animals are already cut off by a border wall. Trump wants it to be much bigger. Grass carp have invaded three of the Great … Continue reading →

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