Monthly Archives: December 2018

Links 12/6/18

Posted on December 6, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Can Science Recover in a Democratic House? Rare microbes lead scientists to discover new branch on the tree of life A note written by Dr. Katsuma Dan to the Allied Forces, posted at the University of … Continue reading →

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Moose

Posted on December 6, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the U.S. Botanic Garden, Southwest, D.C.:

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The Environment Deficit

Posted on December 6, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

As some asshole with a blog has noted, when you have real needs and resources that can be mobilized, currency should never be the rate-limiting step. At all (boldface mine): Across America, calls for climate action are growing louder and … Continue reading →

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Links 12/5/18

Posted on December 5, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Seaweed could make cows burp less methane and cut their carbon hoofprint Stagnating Science Or Sign Of Success? On the definition of sequence identity High-profile ocean warming paper to get a correction Changing the Kilogram Other: … Continue reading →

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What If We Funded Science The Way We Funded The Pentagon?

Posted on December 5, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Or maybe we shouldn’t. Anyway, Dave Lindorff describes just how screwed up the Pentagon budgeting ‘process’ is (process is scare quotes because process implies some sort of nominally rational and comprehensible process; boldface mine): On November 15, Ernst & Young … Continue reading →

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Links 12/4/18

Posted on December 4, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2015 In Texas, One of the World’s Oldest, Weirdest Fish Finally Gets its Due You can’t be pro-vaccinations and skip a flu shot Can New Technology Put a Dent in the … Continue reading →

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Swing Tunes And Saucy Sirens

Posted on December 4, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the National Building Museum, Judiciary Square, D.C.:

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Biodiversity, Biomass, And Defaunation

Posted on December 4, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Oh shit. For years, I’ve been trying to hammer the point that we have depopulated our oceans: When is the last time, in those habitats, you have seen enough fish (and minnow-sized fish don’t count) to justify this strategy? What … Continue reading →

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Links 12/3/18

Posted on December 3, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Dispelling deadly myths about the flu vaccine Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe. Branzino, a Mediterranean Fish, Is Being Farmed in Connecticut Dire assessment warns of intensifying climate-related … Continue reading →

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House Democrats Must Investigate NC’s Voting Fraud

Posted on December 3, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Notice I didn’t write voter fraud, but voting fraud. From the Great State of North Carolina (boldface mine): Allegations of voting irregularities in and around Bladen County swirled on Thursday, with the North Carolina Democratic Party calling for an official … Continue reading →

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