Monthly Archives: November 2017

Links 11/19/17

Posted on November 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: She Took On Colombia’s Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced. The Reluctant Scientist: When Meeting Presenters Get Cold Feet Beauty in Blackwater Even 8,000 years ago, a meal without wine was like a day without sunshine … Continue reading →

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Asset Inflation

Posted on November 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the points I’ve made repeatedly is that we can’t understand the urban housing crisis (why housing is expensive in many urban areas) without accounting for income inequality: you can’t have gentrification without a gentry class. Ian Welsh makes … Continue reading →

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Links 11/18/17

Posted on November 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Mr. Pruitt is welcome to officially fire me’ – as EPA carries out controversial policy, one scientist balks No Excuses, People: Get the New Shingles Vaccine “Mirror, mirror on the wall Tinder and Grindr don’t want … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week’s worth of Mad Biologist links: Help NASA And The District Of Columbia How To Damage U.S. Science With The Tax Code Viva Las Vegas The Path To Victory Goes Through ‘Progressive Deplorables’ Vegetative Capitol How To Improve WMATA’s … Continue reading →

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Links 11/17/17

Posted on November 17, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Trump’s terrible NASA nominee and the GOP attack on science Asia is the cradle of almost every cholera epidemic, genome studies show A Link Between Alcohol and Cancer? It’s Not Nearly as Scary as It Seems … Continue reading →

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One Small Lesson From The Socialist Who Won In Virginia About Healthcare

Posted on November 17, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ll have more to say about this next week hopefully (kinda busy), and, no, the lesson isn’t Democrats should become socialists (though, as best as I can tell, socialism circa 2017 is slightly to the right of Hubert Humphrey on … Continue reading →

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Links 11/16/17

Posted on November 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Aquaculture and mcr Colistin Resistance Determinants Dinosaurs would have survived if asteroid hit Earth elsewhere, scientists claim The Public’s Distrust of Biotech Is Deepening. Commercialization May Be to Blame. To save a young woman besieged by … Continue reading →

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Green Ginkgo Down

Posted on November 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

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

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Labor Is Getting Restless With The Democratic Establishment

Posted on November 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, the AFL-CIO made it clear that, like other unions, ol’ timey liberal Democrats and Black Democrats*, they’re tired of being tired (boldface mine): The AFL-CIO convention here passed yesterday a political resolution that calls for a break with … Continue reading →

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Links 11/15/17

Posted on November 15, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Unlucky’ dinosaurs: no extinction if asteroid had hit almost any other part of Earth Long-term Study Finds That the Pesticide Glyphosate Does Not Cause Cancer Most scientists now reject the idea that the first Americans came … Continue reading →

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