Monthly Archives: March 2017

More On Bogus NIH Budgets

Posted on March 23, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, we discussed Il Trumpe’s magic asterisk NIH budget, which supposedly will find a way to cut over $6 billion in spending through what is essentially pixie dust: What’s idiotic is that there’s no way ‘consolidations’ could possibly bring … Continue reading →

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Links 3/22/17

Posted on March 22, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: My cats poop for science Humans may have transformed the Sahara from lush paradise to barren desert Trump’s NIH budget may include reducing overhead payments to universities Getting It Wrong on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome So, which … Continue reading →

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Links 3/21/17

Posted on March 21, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Chesapeake Bay is a lifeline for our region, but the president doesn’t think so John Snows Grant Application The Nile River Delta, once the bread basket of the world, may soon be uninhabitable Saw a … Continue reading →

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NIH And Coal Mining

Posted on March 21, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Il Trumpe has made bringing back coal mining jobs, no matter how unrealistic that would be, a key component of his economic plan (such as it is…). After last week’s ‘budget’ release, which proposed an NIH funding cut of twenty … Continue reading →

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Links 3/20/17

Posted on March 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Local Doctor Forgets How Vaccines Work Science and medicine leaders say Trump budget would be dire for U.S. How the flu almost killed a healthy Loxahatchee teen Analyzing a Lack of Sharing in 2C1R Relationship Peer-review … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Unsustainability Of Sprawl

Posted on March 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Almost a year ago, I described how Omaha, Nebraska was turning some of its paved roads back to gravel: I bear no ill will towards Omaha: I used to have relatives there, and visited often many moons ago. But much … Continue reading →

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Link 3/19/17

Posted on March 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: It wasn’t just Greece: Archaeologists find early democratic societies in the Americas All the Ways Trump’s Budget Cuts Science Funding For scientists, research cuts proposed by Trump are alarming — and deeply personal The GOP’s New … Continue reading →

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Trump Thinks The NIH Is “Terrible”

Posted on March 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

In light of Il Trumpe’s ‘budget’ that would cut NIH funding by twenty percent, it’s worth revisiting something he said in 2015 about the NIH (boldface added): A few days ago Donald Trump called into Michael Savage’s radio show. Savage … Continue reading →

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Links 3/18/17

Posted on March 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: La Paz adapts to a world without water The 2,500-year-old roots of gender inequality This adventurer found the trip worth it — despite the flesh-eating disease (Preston’s book is very good) Trump, with NASA, has a … Continue reading →

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Resisting Schadenfreude In A Time Of Trump–The Healthcare Edition

Posted on March 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize that, as a matter of practical politics, haranguing those who voted for Trump while thinking he would help them isn’t a clever strategy. Likewise, there are too many people who didn’t vote for Trump, who will be screwed … Continue reading →

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