Monthly Archives: August 2018

Maybe The TSA Was Always Security Theater

Posted on August 7, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

In the midst of the caterwauling freak show that is the Trump administration, sometimes the smaller policy proposals get lost in the shuffle. But this seems interesting (boldface mine): Security checkpoints would be eliminated at more than 150 smaller U.S. … Continue reading →

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Links 8/6/18

Posted on August 6, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: In lawsuit, Human Longevity alleges that Craig Venter stole trade secrets Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2015 A New Way to Visualize fastq Quality Scores Here’s why wounds heal faster in the mouth … Continue reading →

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Nazis Are Comin’ To Town

Posted on August 6, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

You better not laugh, you better not cry*… ok, I’ll stop, but the Nazis are coming to D.C. (seems like they’re more like a KKK-linked group, but who really gives a fuck about the exact taxonomic identification of these assholes). … Continue reading →

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Links 8/5/18

Posted on August 5, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: There’s water on Mars! Signs of buried lake tantalize scientists Efforts to slash HIV infections in D.C. stall, while other STD cases are rising FASTQ sequence quality visualisation with Emoji Welcome to the Next Deadly AIDS … Continue reading →

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How To Make Healthcare Savings Sound Scary

Posted on August 5, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

This week, the libertarian, Koch-funded Mercatus Institute attempted to shoot down Senator Sanders Medicare-For-All proposal by arguing it costs ELEVENTY GAJILLION TRILLION DOLLARS $32 trillion over ten years. Sounds scary! Of course, the headlines neglected something very important (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Links 8/4/18

Posted on August 4, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Behold the revolution: LED bulbs are now as cheap as incandescents “But you are doing fine, what are you complaining about?” The Water Wars of Arizona Calibrating scientific skepticism – a wider look at the field … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 4, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links for you: Tariffs Are Hurting YIMBYs The Real 23AndMe Bidness Model A (More) Populist Campaign Financing Model Occasionally, Jury Nullification Works Out For The Better Full-Scale Looting, The Capital Gains Tax Edition Hanging Lillies … Continue reading →

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Links 8/3/18

Posted on August 3, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Ten years left to redesign lithium-ion batteries Meet the Anarchists Making Their Own Medicine An enormous potential for niche construction through bacterial cross-feeding in a homogeneous environment Where Will You Be for the Aquapocalypse? NCBI implements … Continue reading →

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The Emptying Out Of D.C. (And How Much Of D.C. Is Trapped In A Time Warp)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Having left D.C. for many years, and now living in it again, I’m struck by how much of the local political establishment is stuck in the D.C. of 1994 (Jack [cough] Evans [cough]). Leaving aside Mayor Barry and the budget … Continue reading →

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Links 8/2/18

Posted on August 2, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Novel Insights into Selection for Antibiotic Resistance in Complex Microbial Communities After Last Year’s Hurricanes, Caribbean Lizards Are Better at Holding on for Dear Life Mobile phones and cancer – the full picture Trends in outpatient … Continue reading →

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