Monthly Archives: August 2018

Links 8/21/18

Posted on August 21, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Little Dogs Pee Higher To Make Themselves Seem More Intimidating, Study Suggests Anti-Vaccine Activists Have Taken Vaccine Science Hostage Arctic carbon cycle is speeding up Responses of the Human Gut Escherichia coli Population to Pathogen and … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts About Senator Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act

Posted on August 21, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced the Accountable Capitalism Act. While it obviously would never pass a Republican Congress, here’s what the bill proposes (boldface mine): Requires very large American corporations to obtain a federal charter as a “United … Continue reading →

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Links 8/20/18

Posted on August 20, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: An Ancient Genetic Quirk Could Doom Whales Today At first, I thought it was a decapitated juvenile rat snake. I was wrong… The Wonder Plant That Could Slash Fertilizer Use Dengue fever outbreak halted by release … Continue reading →

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The Dispensability Of Most Sexual Harassers

Posted on August 20, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Jennifer Wright touches on something I’ve never understood about the attempts by various institutions to protect the sexual harassers in their midsts (boldface mine): Al Franken is considering a return to politics after being caught on camera groping a woman … Continue reading →

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Links 8/19/18

Posted on August 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How The Black Death (Sort Of) Killed A Viking Colony And Transformed Europe Scientists Say We Can’t Terraform Mars. Elon Musk Says We Can. Plan to replicate 50 high-impact cancer papers shrinks to just 18 (“The … Continue reading →

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The Iron Law Of Institutions Reigns Supreme In Alabama’s Democratic Party

Posted on August 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

For those who don’t know what the Iron Law of Institutions is: What he’s overlooking is that the Democrats operate according to the Iron Law of Institutions. The Iron Law of Institutions is: the people who control institutions care first … Continue reading →

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Links 8/18/18

Posted on August 18, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Dunbar’s number doesn’t represent the average number of social connections The batty, explosive history of bats in the military — and why this new idea just might work What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 18, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Centrist Democrats Who Believe In Magic Words Torture Collaborator Lied To Congress The Most Harmful–For Stephen Miller–Thing About That Politico Piece White Collar Crime, Which Hurts All Of Us, Must Be A Top Priority … Continue reading →

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Links 8/17/18

Posted on August 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mcr-1 gene seen in K. pneumoniae bacteria Yes, you can fail a drug test by eating a poppy seed bagel, as a Maryland mother learned (clickbait headline aside, important point about adopting public health guidelines) YouTube … Continue reading →

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Clever, But Not Wise

Posted on August 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Cathy O’Neill makes a great point about various tech bro overlords (boldface mine): The way I see it, these guys — and they are mostly guys — were arbitrarily chosen. They started with some good ideas, some luck, great timing, … Continue reading →

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