Monthly Archives: August 2017

Original Old Time Flavor

Posted on August 17, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on U Street NW, between 11th and 12th, U Street Corridor:

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If Companies Won’t Pay Your For Your Data…

Posted on August 17, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

…then maybe we should make them. I’m getting ahead of myself here. With all of the hullabaloo about Mark Zuckerberg possibly running for president (though probably in the wrong party), it’s worth remembering just how creepy a company Facebook is … Continue reading →

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Links 8/16/17

Posted on August 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Now that David Brooks has endorsed it, can we declare evolutionary psychology brain-dead and pull the plug? Antibiotic susceptibility testing in less than 30 min using direct single-cell imaging Compensatory mutations improve general permissiveness to antibiotic … Continue reading →

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Hands

Posted on August 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Florida Ave. NW, between California and Champlain, Adams-Morgan, D.C.:

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Not A Good Day For A Jewish Charlottesville Congregation

Posted on August 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Leaving aside what motivates the median Trump supporter, one of the key motivations, if not the key motivation, of Neo-Nazis specifically is anti-Semitism. Which makes this report all the more disturbing (boldface mine): On Saturday morning, I stood outside our … Continue reading →

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Links 8/15/17

Posted on August 15, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Antibiotic susceptibility testing in less than 30 min using direct single-cell imaging Compensatory mutations improve general permissiveness to antibiotic resistance plasmids If not everyone can be a scientist, who gets to choose? How to shelter from … Continue reading →

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Green And Purple

Posted on August 15, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Corcoran St. NW, between 13th and 14th, Logan Circle, D.C.: <

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Joy Reid Misses The Lede About Corporate Donations

Posted on August 15, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

And Charles Pierce too. Before we get to Reid and Pierce, it’s story time! Many moons ago, when Senator Holy Joe Lieberman was still in office, he was being interviewed by Charlie Rose and the subject of campaign finance reform … Continue reading →

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Links 8/14/17

Posted on August 14, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss Blunt Climate Report Here’s the Real Science Behind That Fake Driverless Car Weaning Itself From Elephant Ivory, China Turns to Mammoths If Mary Beard is right, what’s happened to the DNA … Continue reading →

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We Used To Understand This

Posted on August 14, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

A U.S. military training video from 1947:

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