Monthly Archives: February 2019

Links 2/8/19

Posted on February 8, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: An asteroid could destroy humanity like it did dinosaurs. A Hopkins team has a plan to save the world. What Is Late-Term Abortion? Trump Got It Wrong Call for retraction of 400 scientific papers amid fears … Continue reading →

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Yet That Doesn’t Explain Why Weekend Service Sucks

Posted on February 8, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

We read that WMATA (D.C.’s Metro) head Paul Wiedefeld said this about Metro’s lack of late night servicer out loud, to other people (boldface mine): We have to put it in perspective in terms of the volumes of people we … Continue reading →

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Links 2/7/19

Posted on February 7, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: To Keep African Swine Fever Out, Denmark Is Planning A Southern Boar(der) Fence Technologies of narcissism The Wild Experiment That Showed Evolution in Real Time Plants and animals sometimes take genes from bacteria, study of algae … Continue reading →

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Wreath

Posted on February 7, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 13th St. NW, between Q and Corcoran, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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Blackface And Racism In The Commonwealth

Posted on February 7, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I spent quite a few years in Virginia and have relatives who still live there, and the recent revelations that both the governor* and the state attorney general both donned blackface in the 1980s don’t surprise me at all. Today, … Continue reading →

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Links 2/6/19

Posted on February 6, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Surely Not Every Piece of American Land Deserves an Oil Derrick Where Sloths Find These Branches, Their Family Trees Expand Evidence that nonsignificant results are sometimes preferred: Reverse P-hacking or selective reporting? Effects of Microplate Type … Continue reading →

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‘Transformative’ Politics Are Pragmatic

Posted on February 6, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the weekend, I saw this tweet: If center-left folks like Vox and Slate pooh-pooh a big EITC expansion, it's a clear signal that Dems aren't going to be satisfied with Clintonite targeted policies, even highly effective ones. They demand … Continue reading →

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Links 2/5/19

Posted on February 5, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Grand Plan to Clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (maybe not) Earth’s oldest rock found on the Moon Time for a Dive Part II: Urban Evolution in the Aquatic Covaris Grabs A Spot on the … Continue reading →

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Every Democrat Is Losing The Power Primary

Posted on February 5, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

If we briefly allow ourselves to be optimistic about 2021, let’s say Democrats control the House, the presidency, and the Senate. Even in the highly unlikely events of Democrats holding sixty or more seats–and could then move past cloture–that would … Continue reading →

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Links 2/4/19

Posted on February 4, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Reefer Madness 2.0: What Marijuana Science Says, and Doesn’t Say Five Corrections to The New York Times ‘Don’t kiss or snuggle hedgehogs’ because of salmonella risk, CDC warns The 500-Year-Long Science Experiment This season’s flu shot … Continue reading →

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