Monthly Archives: February 2019

Links 2/13/19

Posted on February 13, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Cautious Case for Climate Optimism Believing in a comfortable future for our planet probably means some giant carbon-sucking machines. America’s Love Affair With Cheap Drugs Has a Hidden Cost Outpatient antibiotic stewardship interventions: geographic scale … Continue reading →

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Fried Chicken, Gillibrand, And The Fundamental Failures Of Celebrity Political Journalism

Posted on February 13, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t want to spend any more time on Fried Chicken-gate, which started when celebrity journalist Frank Rich opined that Democratic Senator and presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand is a big faker because she asked if she should eat fried chicken … Continue reading →

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Links 2/12/19

Posted on February 12, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Senator: Climate change letter went through ‘political censoring’ in Chao’s office Atlantic bluefin tuna: the forgotten superpredator One Of The Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Working With The FBI The DIY designer baby project funded … Continue reading →

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Extortion, Justice, And The Green New Deal

Posted on February 12, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

After last week’s unveiling of the Green New Deal (GND), I was really tempted to ignore it, as never has so much emo been vented in reaction to a non-binding resolution with support of twenty percent of the House and … Continue reading →

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Links 2/11/19

Posted on February 11, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Where Drugs Come From The Gnawing Question of Saltwater Beavers EPA’s chemical decision worries Republicans America colonisation ‘cooled Earth’s climate’ A Starfish-Killing Disease Is Remaking the Oceans Other: Cory Booker Has a Betsy … Continue reading →

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Scandals And Proportionality

Posted on February 11, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

As primary season heats up, we will be subjected to decisions by our media betters about what constitutes a scandal. Much of the logic is based on the notion that a given scandal tells us something about the true nature … Continue reading →

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Links 2/10/19

Posted on February 10, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: These female insects have male-type sex organs. Evolution explains why. Preliminary Data in Support of Grant Applications Millennials turn away from Creationism Stewart Adams, British pharmacist who helped create ibuprofen, dies at 95 8 things everybody … Continue reading →

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Whose Party?

Posted on February 10, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t necessarily like bashing the Never Trumpers, as some of them seem to be seriously reevaluating why they were Republicans in the first place, and reconsidering long-held views (others, like Steve Schmidt, who is now one of Howard Schultz‘s … Continue reading →

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Links 2/9/19

Posted on February 9, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Supposedly ‘Fair’ Algorithms Can Perpetuate Discrimination New EPA Advisory Board Member Believes Burning Fossil Fuels Is Good For Earth US academics feel the invisible hand of politicians and big agriculture Medical exemptions from vaccines endanger us … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on February 9, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: “Confederate National Origin?” DC Leadership Still Does Not Understand Mass Transit Every Democrat Is Losing The Power Primary ‘Transformative’ Politics Are Pragmatic Blackface And Racism In The Commonwealth Wreath Yet That Doesn’t Explain Why … Continue reading →

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