Monthly Archives: February 2018

Calling Il Trumpe’s Bluff

Posted on February 4, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Regarding the possibility of another government shutdown, we’ll outsource this to BooMan (boldface mine): As for the Dreamers, as much as I’m concerned for them, it’s not a good idea to pay a ransom for them. Trump has set this … Continue reading →

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Links 2/3/18

Posted on February 3, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Wash your stinking hands!’: ER nurse rants about ‘cesspool of funky flu’ (WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS) Laser Scans Reveal Maya “Megalopolis” Below Guatemalan Jungle The Odyssey of the Ancestral Escherich Strain through Culture Collections: an Example … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on February 3, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: You Can Always Count On Republicans Being Worse: The Torturer Edition The Problem With Fundamentalists Defending Il Trumpe Isn’t The Hypocrisy The NRA As Collateral Damage From Il Trumpe Il Trumpe’s Fear Of Sharks … Continue reading →

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Links 2/2/18

Posted on February 2, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The doctor responsible for gene therapy’s greatest setback is sounding a new alarm Big Pharma Has the Flu The bad flu season has revealed a dangerous problem with our medical supply chain NCBI Support Center Artificial … Continue reading →

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Self-Driving Cars, Geometry, And Priority

Posted on February 2, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Oh my. There’s an excellent interview with Jarrett Walker about mass transit and self-driving cars. While there’s a lot in there, he notes that geography is really crucial (boldface mine): But we now have enough experience to know what we … Continue reading →

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Links 2/1/18

Posted on February 1, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Fox & Friends’ is harboring a dangerous anti-vaxxer Spectacular dinosaur stomping grounds discovered just outside D.C. White House seeks 72 percent cut to clean energy research, underscoring administration’s preference for fossil fuels The Psychological Trick Behind … Continue reading →

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The Clothes Have No Emperor

Posted on February 1, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t usually watch the State of the Union speech–I usually read the speech afterwards (though I have ‘twitter watched’, largely for the comedy). These speeches have far too much pomp and ceremony and usually don’t amount to much either … Continue reading →

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