Monthly Archives: November 2019

Links 11/10/19

Posted on November 10, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Fear and Sport Imperil Lebanon’s Striped Hyenas The Political Battlefield Of Infections And Migrant Children’s Bodies Massachusetts General Hospital oversaw trial that led to the first death from a fecal transplant, a new paper shows The … Continue reading →

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Republican Daddy Will Never Save You

Posted on November 10, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

You would think Democrats would have learned that well before the Mueller hearings. You would be wrong (boldface mine): Gates’ disclosure to investigators was a key insight into the state of mind of a campaign that was willing and eager … Continue reading →

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Links 11/9/19

Posted on November 9, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How Laos lost its tigers How That DNA Test You Took for Fun Could Be Used by Law Enforcement Global Warming Is Already Destroying New England’s Fisheries First South American insect that emits blue light is … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 9, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: I’ve Been Telling You Sen. Sinema Will Be a Problem If a Party Doesn’t Stand for Things, Then People Won’t Stand for the Party Political Reporting Needs to Describe Their Experts Better: Healthcare Conflicts … Continue reading →

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Links 11/8/19

Posted on November 8, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This dog took a DNA test. Turns out he’s 100 percent endangered dingo. A Physics Magic Trick: Take 2 Sheets of Carbon and Twist Living whales are worth an enormous amount of money Stalking the Endangered … Continue reading →

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They Are So Stupid: The PC Edition

Posted on November 8, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

The Conservative Proganda Network believes that the Obama Administration was forcing its national security team to attend political correctness meetings (“PC meetings”): A new book claims that top CIA employees have compared President Trump favorably to his predecessor, indicating that … Continue reading →

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Links 11/7/19

Posted on November 7, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The NIH public access policy did not harm biomedical journals Four ways that falling back from Daylight Saving Time can kill you What every member of Congress should know about vaginas Behind the Scenes of a … Continue reading →

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D.C.’s Ersatz Surge in Reading Scores

Posted on November 7, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

With the release of the 2019 NAEP scores, D.C. has been all a tizzy about its seemingly good performance (SURGE!), as evinced by this Washington Post article. Unfortunately, the article is written very confusingly and mixes different types of data … Continue reading →

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Links 11/6/19

Posted on November 6, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Race, genetics and pseudoscience: an explainer ‘Toxic’ lab lasted for years. UW-Madison had little idea until a student died by suicide New drug forces flu virus into ‘error catastrophe,’ overwhelming it with mutations Acid Rain, That … Continue reading →

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D.C. Council Chairman Wants Metro Board Members to Eat Their Own Dog Food

Posted on November 6, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s pretty obvious if politicians and other officials used mass transit regularly, mass transit would be better: Not only are the D.C. Metro board members keeping quiet, but it would appear, based on their biographies, that most of them aren’t … Continue reading →

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