Monthly Archives: December 2018

Links 12/11/18

Posted on December 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Genetically Modified People Are Walking Among Us If you’re single with cancer, you may get less aggressive treatment than a married person AI peer reviewers unleashed to ease publishing grind Salmonella enterica Phylogeny Based on Whole-Genome … Continue reading →

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The Ongoing Crapification Of Public Goods

Posted on December 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

I know everyone, including me, is writing pieces along the lines of ‘if Democrats want to win, they’ll do X’, so I’ll add my take. Admittedly, I have no idea if Democrats were able to do what I’ll propose they … Continue reading →

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Links 12/10/18

Posted on December 10, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Insect Populations Are Declining Around the World. How Worried Should We Be? Ants in Florida Collect the Skulls of Other Ants to Decorate Their Nests (of course they’re from Florida…) China halts genome editing research that … Continue reading →

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Yellow Vests, Gas Taxes, And Getting Serious About Global Warming

Posted on December 10, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, I noted that, despite the rhetoric we hear from some quarters, we are not serious about combating global warming. Why? Because, even in cities where there is a shortage of multi-unit housing accessible by mass transit–the most energy … Continue reading →

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Links 12/9/18

Posted on December 9, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Tipping Points, For-Profit Scientific Publishing, and Closed Science Incredible Photos of the Hermit Crabs Who Live In Trash Measles outbreak raging in Europe could be brought to U.S., doctors warn Let’s say we can force the … Continue reading →

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The Rent Is Too Damn High

Posted on December 9, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Or, if you prefer, affordable housing is now an upper-middle class problem. Not a gentry class problem, but definitely one for the upper-middle class. Consider the median D.C. household income–which is pretty good compared to many places!–of $77,686. Affordable housing, … Continue reading →

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Links 12/8/18

Posted on December 8, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Stop Letting Republicans Lie on TV About Climate Science Tear gas should never be used on children. Period. Breaking Down What Climate Change Will Do, Region by Region Part of the Answer to Climate Change May … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on December 8, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: They’ve Been Very Bad For A Long Time Biodiversity, Biomass, And Defaunation Swing Tunes And Saucy Sirens What If We Funded Science The Way We Funded The Pentagon? The Environment Deficit Moose Punish Companies … Continue reading →

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Links 12/7/18

Posted on December 7, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The weather of Washington’s future: Hellish heat and high water, says Trump administration climate report Editing Babies? We Need to Learn a Lot More First Amid uproar, Chinese scientist defends creating gene-edited babies A Honeybee With … Continue reading →

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Punish Companies That Store But Can’t Protect Your Data

Posted on December 7, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

I would be worried about the recent Marriot data breach, but I’m already taking defensive measures because I’ve been a victim of data breaches. At this point, who hasn’t? Nonetheless, this proposal is a decent start (boldface mine): This doesn’t … Continue reading →

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