Monthly Archives: September 2019

Links 9/20/19

Posted on September 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Racist Origins of Computer Technology Theorists Debate How ‘Neutral’ Evolution Really Is The first and most important thing to note is that you should NOT get your medical advice from the Federalist. As humans shaped … Continue reading →

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What a Movement Looks Like

Posted on September 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Since I’m blogging about the Democratic primary, as usual, my obligatory disclosure that, were I voting today, I would vote Warren. While I’m a Warren supporter, in no small part, because I think she’s more realistic than Sanders on how … Continue reading →

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Links 9/19/19

Posted on September 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Smithsonian Researchers Triple the Number of Electric Eel Species, Including One With Record-Setting Shock Ability A Famous Argument Against Free Will Has Been Debunked Hype vs. Reality at the MIT Media Lab Nursing Homes Are a … Continue reading →

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The Nextdoor Presidency

Posted on September 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

When the left, construed very broadly, fails at governance (which isn’t the same as legislating), it creates room for very bad actors to offer superficial solutions which lead to very bad things. But I’m getting ahead of myself. By ‘Nextdoor’ … Continue reading →

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Links 9/18/19

Posted on September 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: NIH opens inquiry into management, workplace issues at troubled pharmacy Mass Pig Deaths in China Cause Short Supply of U.S. Blood Thinner We worked for the NOAA. Political appointees can’t overrule scientists. We’re Barely Listening to … Continue reading →

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The Business Rent Is Too Damn High: The Bike Store Edition

Posted on September 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I know I hit this theme a lot, but an underemphasized problem many booming cities are facing is skyrocketing business rents. If residents want affordable prices, along with more interesting options–and those interesting options often not the businesses that make … Continue reading →

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Links 9/17/19

Posted on September 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: NOAA leaders backed Trump’s hallucinations over their own forecasters. They should resign The USDA relocation to Kansas City is ripping apart the lives of its employees. Here are some of their stories. (science is done by … Continue reading →

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Caregiving and Income

Posted on September 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

As you get older, you inevitably end up having to take care of elderly relatives. Sometimes, the conditions are so severe, people have to drop out of the workforce or take tremendous salary cuts–and “people” are disproportionately women. You probably … Continue reading →

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Links 9/16/19

Posted on September 16, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Anthropologist of Artificial Intelligence We Dug Up Jeffrey Epstein’s Old Science Blog. It’s as Weird as You Think. A Robot With Noodle-like Fingers Helps Handle Soft Jellyfish A Republican Firm Is Targeting EPA Staff Who … Continue reading →

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If Kavanaugh Had Happened to Republicans

Posted on September 16, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I know after two plus years of Il Trumpe, the device of “If Democrats did X…” is trite, but I’ll use it anyway. If the weekend revelations substantiating Kavanaugh’s shoving his penis into a female student’s hand were about a … Continue reading →

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