Monthly Archives: September 2019

Links 9/6/19

Posted on September 6, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: There’s One Wrong Statistic Everyone’s Sharing About The Devastating Amazon Fires Pinterest’s new vaccine search will offer something rare on social media: facts In Defense of Sea Gulls: They’re Smart, and They Co-Parent, 50/50 All the … Continue reading →

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Another Problem with Gerontocracy

Posted on September 6, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Timothy Noah has a very good article about the ossification of leadership in the U.S. (boldface mine): Let me stipulate at the outset that I harbor no prejudice toward the elderly. As a sexagenarian myself, not to mention as POLITICO’s … Continue reading →

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Links 9/5/19

Posted on September 5, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought Turquoise-Tinted Tarantula Discovered in Sri Lanka Federal scientists warned of coming opioid crisis in 2006 The Message of Measles Of Course There’s Science in … Continue reading →

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Rides the Range

Posted on September 5, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the National Building Museum, Judiciary Square, D.C.:

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D.C., Murder, and Lead

Posted on September 5, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

While I’m wary of monocausal explanations, one case where I’ll make an exception has to do with lead poisoning and crime. As Kevin Drum has pointed out (for a very long time), there is compelling evidence that the surge in … Continue reading →

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Links 9/4/19

Posted on September 4, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: An Ingenious Microscope Could Change How Quickly Disease Is Detected More Fires Now Burning in Angola, Congo Than Amazon: Maps The Thick Gray Line: Forest Elephants Defend Against Climate Change What the Amazon fires mean for … Continue reading →

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Big Urns

Posted on September 4, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 16th Street NW, between T and Vermont, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Why Democrats Can’t Have Nice Things: The South Dakota Edition

Posted on September 4, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the problems the Democratic Party faces is that its infrastructure and leadership are both…decrepit. Case in point–South Dakota (boldface mine): The South Dakota Democratic Party will no longer have a physical presence in the state. The state party … Continue reading →

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Links 9/3/19

Posted on September 3, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A tick detective wants to understand what drives tick abundance The free, all-natural, and quite handsome solution to Lyme disease and other tick maladies Spraying Antibiotics to Fight Citrus Scourge Doesn’t Help, Study Finds Liane Russell, … Continue reading →

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Sounds Peachy

Posted on September 3, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 13th and Q Streets NW, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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