Monthly Archives: November 2019

Links 11/20/19

Posted on November 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Three cows vanished during Hurricane Dorian. Months later, they’ve been found chilling on an island miles from shore. Millennials’ Health Deteriorating, Projected Mortality Rates Higher Than GenX; “Deaths of Despair” a Major Culprit Why using genetic … Continue reading →

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Voters Don’t Think Linearly: The Second Choice Edition

Posted on November 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Sometimes, I think Joshua Holland and I are the only ones who realize that many voters don’t orient themselves linearly along some axis of political ideology. Holland notes (boldface mine): Every day, you will find opinion columns and news reports … Continue reading →

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Links 11/19/19

Posted on November 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: 2019 AR Threats Report Gulf Oysters Are Dying, Putting a Southern Tradition at Risk (Oh noes! Not Acme Oyster House!) New York Identifies Hospitals and Nursing Homes With Deadly Fungus Climate Change Fueled the Rise and … Continue reading →

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Economic Anxiety and Suicide

Posted on November 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

During the 2016 election (and afterwards too), there was an entire cottage industry devoted to arguing that economic issues didn’t play any role in the election outcome (or so small as to not matter). The first study used to justify … Continue reading →

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Links 11/18/19

Posted on November 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: As SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites, Scientists See Threat to ‘Astronomy Itself’ Ultra-Black Is the New Black Huge study documents gender gap in chemistry publishing E.P.A. to Limit Science Used to Write Public Health Rules (unlike … Continue reading →

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Homegrown Oligarchs

Posted on November 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

While I do think Il Trumpe et alia’s attempt to gain electoral advantage through collaboration with Russia–through the intermediary of its oligarchs–is a Big Deal, I do understand at an instinctive level why some on the left seem to downplay … Continue reading →

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Links 11/17/19

Posted on November 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Drunk Birds Displaying Strange Behaviour In Reykjavik Bad dog? Think twice before yelling, experts say Constructing A Graph for Genome Comparison Swiftly Reintroducing mothur: 10 years later This Is How Astronomers Will Finally Measure The Universe’s … Continue reading →

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Opposition to Gay Marriage and Voting Democratic in Spite of Bigotry

Posted on November 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, the Buttigieg campaign and his defenders were suggesting that he’s attracting very little (to be generous) black support due to black anti-gay bigotry. Needless to say, this did not go over very well at all. According to Pew, there … Continue reading →

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Links 11/16/19

Posted on November 16, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Secret Identity of a Coyote-Like Creature Dogs’ Eyes Have Changed Since Humans Befriended Them Great Barrier Reef: scientists find high levels of pesticides and blast chemical regulator A new species of Coccoloba P. Browne (Polygonaceae) … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 16, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Republican Daddy Will Never Save You Add Hatch Act Violations to the Articles of Impeachment But How Will You Pay for It? The Missing the Point Edition The Business Rents Are Too Damn High. … Continue reading →

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