Monthly Archives: September 2019

Pay to Play: This Should Be a Scandal, Were Any Major News Agency to Cover It

Posted on September 11, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Claiming that politicians are corrupted by money is a time-honored practice. But this article from the Intercept, which lays out in excruciating detail, how success at raising campaign donations translates into House chairmanships and other positions, is stunning even for … Continue reading →

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Links 9/10/19

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: One Scientist’s Quest to Bring DNA Sequencing to Every Sick Kid Crowdsourced archaeology shows how humans have influenced Earth for thousands of years Burning issue: how fashion’s love of leather is fuelling the fires in the … Continue reading →

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Introverts

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Sheridan Circle, Sheridan-Kalorama, D.C.:

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Ito and the Board Oversight Problem

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the weekend, there was more fallout from Jeffrey Epstein: Joi Ito, who was the director of MIT’s Media Lab and who had received money from Epstein for both the Media Lab and his own ventures, resigned and left the … Continue reading →

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Links 9/9/19

Posted on September 9, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Can We Survive Extreme Heat? ‘Gay gene’ search reveals not one but many – and no way to predict sexuality First people in the Americas came by sea, ancient tools unearthed by Idaho river suggest The … Continue reading →

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Yes, the Altered Weather Forecasts Are a Problem

Posted on September 9, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Much of the response to Il Trumpe’s alteration of a weather forecast (actually, two alterations, but we’ll return to that) to excuse his mistweeting about how the storm could have hit Alabama has focused either on his narcissism or on … Continue reading →

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Links 9/8/19

Posted on September 8, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not Help (a national healthcare system–not insurance system, but healthcare would improve this) One reason mouse studies often don’t translate to humans very well Why do professors who are … Continue reading →

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It’s the Emoluments, Stupid

Posted on September 8, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Democrats finally decided to get serious about investigating Trump and have focused on… the possibly (ok, probably) illegal payments to Stormy Daniels (for those who don’t remember, these were to keep her quiet about having sex with Il … Continue reading →

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Links 9/7/19

Posted on September 7, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Amazon Cannot Be Recovered Once It’s Gone Global 5G wireless networks threaten weather forecasts Use ancient remains more wisely Federal rules threaten to discourage undocumented immigrants from vaccinating children Environmentalists filmed Iran’s vanishing cheetahs. Now … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on September 7, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: There Is No Zipless F-ck for the Environment Labor Day Thoughts Social Media Can Be Oppressive Sounds Peachy Why Democrats Can’t Have Nice Things: The South Dakota Edition Big Urns D.C., Murder, and Lead … Continue reading →

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