Monthly Archives: August 2019

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Going Straight at ‘Em Trump Is Just an Existential Threat There Is No Mystery to the NY Times: It’s All About the Money Dupont Moderne Racism Is an Ideology Tears of a Clown? Too … Continue reading →

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Links 8/16/19

Posted on August 16, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘No one is immune’: Alaska’s scientists despair over plan to shrink state universities How Sharks Glow to Each Other Deep in the Ocean NIH-Funded Study Will Test Seasonal Flu Vaccines With Two Experimental Adjuvants Jealousy Led … Continue reading →

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Electability and the Candidate That Shall Not Be Named

Posted on August 16, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Before we get into the post, my usual disclaimer that, were I to vote in the Democratic primary today, I would vote for Warren. Onto the post. This week, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders caused a lot of butthurt … Continue reading →

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Links 8/15/19

Posted on August 15, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Murine Genetic Background has a Stronger Impact on the Composition of the Gut Microbiota than Maternal Inoculation or Exposure to Unlike Exogenous Microbiota Meet ‘Squawkzilla,’ the massive prehistoric parrot scientists say terrorized other birds Hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Manhattan on Florida

Posted on August 15, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Florida Avenue, between 13th and 14th NW, U Street Corridor, D.C.:

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Too Many Democrats Still Don’t Get an Inconvenient Truth: Thoughts on Sanders and the Rogan Show

Posted on August 15, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize that Senator Bernie Sanders’ appearance on the Joe Rogan show is like eight Twitter things and three Trump outrages ago, but the whole episode suggests too many Democratic activists still don’t understand a significant fraction of Democratic voters. … Continue reading →

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Links 8/14/19

Posted on August 14, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Was E-mail a Mistake? About hogs, ferality, and race in American history. What about the 30-50 feral hogs? Man’s defense of assault weapons goes viral Tainted Pork, Ill Consumers and an Investigation Thwarted: Drug-resistant infections from … Continue reading →

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Tears of a Clown?

Posted on August 14, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 14th and R Streets NW, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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Racism Is an Ideology

Posted on August 14, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, some asshole with a blog noted: For a lot of white people, racism is a powerful organizing principle through which they organize how they think about the world (that makes it no less reprehensible). But there are … Continue reading →

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Links 8/13/19

Posted on August 13, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans New Models Point to More Global Warming Than We Expected Philippines Declares a National Dengue Epidemic This tiny insect could be … Continue reading →

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