Monthly Archives: June 2018

Links 6/11/18

Posted on June 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What Can Bees Teach Us About Building Better Urban Ecosystems? How to Impregnate a Rhino This mock pandemic killed 150 million people. Next time it might not be a drill. Ebola outbreak opens way to chaotic … Continue reading →

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What The Public Wants NASA To Do

Posted on June 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

This article is fascinating–and very surprising. I always thought manned missions where what people wanted and expected NASA to do. Wrong (boldface mine): However, a new survey of 2,541 Americans by Pew Research Center, which aims to represent the views … Continue reading →

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Links 6/10/18

Posted on June 10, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Single Discarded Fishing Net Can Keep Killing for Centuries Hollywood’s Academy Expelled Harvey Weinstein. But The National Academy Of Sciences Hasn’t Ousted Sexual Harassers. Year of astronomy: One giant leap for art Missing Mutations Suggest … Continue reading →

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The Trump Rules Of Dealmaking

Posted on June 10, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

And they are very bad rules. Even though Il Trumpe styles himself as a brilliant negotiator, he’s actually really bad at it overall. While this list was from a post about trade negotiations in particular, I see no reason why … Continue reading →

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Links 6/9/18

Posted on June 9, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Great White Sharks Have A Secret ‘Cafe,’ And They Led Scientists Right To It Why Elon Musk was dead wrong to tell me nanotechnology is BS The second 1,000-year rainstorm in two years engulfed Ellicott City. … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on June 9, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: The Feature Twitter Needs How City Streets Used To Work Yes On 77 In D.C. Opposition To Education Reform POW WOW In NoMa How To Negotiate With The Trump Administration

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Links 6/8/18

Posted on June 8, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: PCR: Thirty-five years and counting Humans Are Dumb At Figuring Out How Smart Animals Are RIP Emil Wolf, 1922-2018 Don’t kill that spider in your house. It’s unlikely to bite you and is good for the … Continue reading →

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How To Negotiate With The Trump Administration

Posted on June 8, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Since our narcissist-in-chief is a bigly believer in zero-sum negotiation, you have to hurt him in order to get concessions. Not the U.S., since Il Trumpe is the state, and the state is Il Trumpe (to use a phrase), but … Continue reading →

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Links 6/7/18

Posted on June 7, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: These Lizards Are Full of Green Blood That Should Kill Them New population of genetically distinct blue whales discovered in New Zealand How to Get Away With Scientific Fraud Someone, somewhere, is making a banned chemical … Continue reading →

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POW WOW In NoMa

Posted on June 7, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Or as the kids used to call it, Sursum Corda. Since the beginning of May, the 2018 POW WOW mural festival murals have been up in NoMa–which used to be called Sursum Corda, which is a much cooler name; NoMa … Continue reading →

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