Monthly Archives: November 2019

Links 11/5/19

Posted on November 5, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rising Seas Are Going to Drown Way More Cities Than We’d Thought WiFi Is Illegal in This American Town. (And Yes, People Actually Live There.) This classroom on a Chesapeake Bay island taught generations of students. … Continue reading →

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Political Reporting Needs to Describe Their Experts Better: Healthcare Conflicts of Interest Edition

Posted on November 5, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

While it has been squashed by the release of presidential candidate Sen. Warren’s healthcare plan, there was a Politico story circulating about the problem healthcare poses to Warren’s campaign. If nothing else, that it became largely irrelevant a week later … Continue reading →

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Links 11/4/19

Posted on November 4, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Explaining Order among Those Who Share Positions in the Author Byline (pdf) Trump’s EPA disbanded our clean air science panel. We met anyway – and found that particle pollution regulations aren’t protecting public health New TB … Continue reading →

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If a Party Doesn’t Stand for Things, Then People Won’t Stand for the Party

Posted on November 4, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

In other words, people have to like this crap. One of the key factors in Clinton’s losses in swing states was poor turnout among Democratic-leaning voters. In Ohio, black non-voters were more likely to think voting for Democrats would not … Continue reading →

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Links 11/3/19

Posted on November 3, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: London Says Air Pollution Fell By Roughly A Third After New Emissions Rules Medical Board Charges San Diego Doctor Who’s Doled Out Dozens of Vaccine Exemptions Mecynorrhina torquata, one of the largest flower beetles in the … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Telling You Sen. Sinema Will Be a Problem

Posted on November 3, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve been tangentially noting for a while that Arizona Senator, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema is a Blue Dog’s Blue Dog. That’s not a complement, as it means she’s, on most issues, to the right of West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin. Having … Continue reading →

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Links 11/2/19

Posted on November 2, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Get Your Flu Shot Now, Doctors Advise, Especially If You’re Pregnant New evidence that an extraterrestrial collision 12,800 years ago triggered an abrupt climate change for Earth U.S. Travel Ban Disrupts The World’s Largest Brain Science … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 2, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Twitter’s Feed Algorithm Sucks No One Could Have Predicted Closing a Needle Exchange Would Cause a Hepatitis C Outbreak ‘Real’ Democrats Don’t Embrace Republican Talking Points: The Healthcare Edition Skynet Isn’t the Problem with … Continue reading →

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Links 11/1/19

Posted on November 1, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Industry dominates Trump’s new council of science advisers QIAGEN Quashes GeneReader Scientists Were Hunting for the Next Ebola. Now the U.S. Has Cut Off Their Funding. (though see this) These Rat-Eating Monkeys Are a Surprisingly Effective … Continue reading →

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Facebook Is a Conservative News Organization: The PreP Edition

Posted on November 1, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Facebook should be thought of as a conservative publication–the editorial decisions are rightwing, as Jacob Silverman has noted (boldface mine): If it’s not clear already, then it must be said: Facebook is a right-wing company, … Continue reading →

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