Monthly Archives: May 2017

Links 5/4/17

Posted on May 4, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Thousands of tiny satellites are about to go into space and possibly ruin it forever Inside the Academic Journal That Corporations Love ‘An Embarrassment’: Scientists React to the NYT’s Climate Change Column Bill Gates Won’t Save … Continue reading →

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Sunset At 14th And Corcoran

Posted on May 4, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed in Logan Circle, D.C.:

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Maybe The New York Times Could Send Some Intrepid Reporters To Talk To Its Subscribers

Posted on May 4, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

I recently discussed why this long-time deadwood subscriber to the New York Times is scaling back his subscription (which costs the NYT far more than cancelling an online subscription does). Two more points to be made, the first of which … Continue reading →

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Links 5/3/17

Posted on May 3, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Award-Winning Nautilus Enters Rough Waters Saving America’s Broken Prairie Scientists Can Now Pull the DNA of Ancient Humans Out of Cave Dirt Supporting Science is as American as the Constitution and the Founding Fathers The trees … Continue reading →

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The Sivel War

Posted on May 3, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

From here:

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Going Soviet On Insulin (And Healthcare Insurers As Death Panels)

Posted on May 3, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

This is shameful (boldface mine): Fourth grader Gabriella Corley is trapped. She has type-1 diabetes and is allergic to the kind of insulin her insurer makes affordable — and her family can’t pay for the kind she needs every day … Continue reading →

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Links 5/2/17

Posted on May 2, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Real-Time sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: are we there yet? Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets Strangely, the political position that accepts science is favored by scientists N. America’s Oldest Bison Fossil Found, … Continue reading →

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Congress Tells Trump To Go To Hell About The NIH’s Fogarty Center

Posted on May 2, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the few specific items in Il Trumpe’s Magic Asterisk NIH budget was the elimination of NIH’s Fogarty International Center. Well, at least for 2017, that didn’t happen: Like Corey Robin, I’m truly confused as to how this came … Continue reading →

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Il Trumpe’s War On Libraries

Posted on May 2, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

No idea what will happen in 2018, but, unsurprisingly, the Republican administration wants to eliminate all federal funding for libraries (boldface mine): If you say “IMLS” to most folks, even to those familiar with Uncle Sam’s endless stream of abbreviations … Continue reading →

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Links 5/1/17

Posted on May 1, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Lazy fit animals: How some beasts get the gain without the pain What Trump’s Budget Means for the Filet-O-Fish Sowing Climate Doubt Among Schoolteachers Harvard teaching hospital to pay $10 million to settle research misconduct allegations … Continue reading →

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