Monthly Archives: June 2018

Links 6/16/18

Posted on June 16, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: China increasingly challenges American dominance of science Thousands of women will avoid chemo thanks to a study funded by the breast cancer stamp Bacteria Survive in NASA’s Clean Rooms by Eating Cleaning Products Pandemics: spend on … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on June 16, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: The Trump Rules Of Dealmaking What The Public Wants NASA To Do The Radical Ideology Of Militant Centrism Could He Be Possibly More Corrupt? D.C. Does Need Another Political Party. But One Of Them … Continue reading →

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Links 6/15/18

Posted on June 15, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New Immunotherapy Treatment Removes All Tumors In Woman With Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer Big data little help in megafauna mysteries A photo celebration of scientists at work Ravens Can Hold Grudges for Weeks, Study Finds How … Continue reading →

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Remembering Why The Office Of Technology Assessment Was Eliminated

Posted on June 15, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

By Republicans, of course. Recent events, such as the Facebook hearing on Capitol Hill, have made it clear that we are governed by those who do not understand technology very well, to put it charitably (boldface mine): A quartet of … Continue reading →

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Links 6/14/18

Posted on June 14, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds Is Hong Kong’s HK$2 billion love of the dried seafood fish maw worth endangering a species? What made Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano eruption so deadly? Eerie silence … Continue reading →

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D.C. Does Need Another Political Party. But One Of Them Can’t Be The Republican Party

Posted on June 14, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the last couple weeks, there have been some articles and tweetstorms about how D.C. (not Wor-Shing-Tun, but the District of Columbia) needs to be a two-party state. This is largely prompted by next Tuesday’s primaries, with for all intents … Continue reading →

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Links 6/13/18

Posted on June 13, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Team discover how microbes survive clean rooms and contaminate spacecraft Fragile Antibiotic Supply Chain Causes Shortages And Is A National Security Threat Conservatism took hold here 1,000 years ago. Until the people fled. Invasive “Aussie Mozzie” … Continue reading →

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Could He Be Possibly More Corrupt?

Posted on June 13, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

At this point, Il Trumpe’s best defense against corruption is that he’s so obvious about his pro-Russia sentiments, he couldn’t possibly be in the bag for Putin–an operative would try to be more subtle (boldface mine): Over the course of … Continue reading →

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Links 6/12/18

Posted on June 12, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Increasingly Intricate Story of How the Americas Were Peopled A New Genetic Clue to How Humans Got Such Big Brains This saltwater trout evolved to live in freshwater—in just 100 years Antibiotic apocalypse: EU scraps … Continue reading →

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The Radical Ideology Of Militant Centrism

Posted on June 12, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz seems to be toying with a presidential election bid, because right now, what America needs is a radical austerian (boldface mine): In recent interviews, Schultz has argued that progressive Democrats have grown so rigidly ideological, … Continue reading →

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