Monthly Archives: December 2019

Links 12/21/19

Posted on December 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Major but Little-Known Supporter of Climate Denial: Freight Railroads Eastern States Introduce a Plan to Cap Tailpipe Pollution Tombs at Ancient Greek Site Were Gold-Lined Chambers How McKinsey infiltrated the world of global public health … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on December 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: We Want a “Redundant” Bus System On Rep. Van Drew and Casualties Rep. Richard Neal Is Still Not Good Assumptions and Rent Control Why Are Some Feeling Sad About Impeachment? Michael Bloomberg and Lead … Continue reading →

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Links 12/20/19

Posted on December 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A thread on a paper on the genetics of income. Facebook ads push misinformation about HIV prevention drugs, LGBT activists say, ‘harming public health’ The FTC moves to block DNA sequencer Illumina’s acquisition of PacBio, calling … Continue reading →

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Michael Bloomberg and Lead Poisoning

Posted on December 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Maybe he’s not the gifted politician he believes he is (boldface mine): The Harlem mother had spent a decade crusading against landlords whose neglect of lead paint hazards had poisoned thousands of kids, including her youngest son. Michael Bloomberg, the … Continue reading →

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Links 12/19/19

Posted on December 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What Will It Take to Clean Up the Electric Grid? It’s a huge undertaking to slow climate change, but we’ve done big things before. Architecture of the Escherichia coli nucleoid Congress will fund gun violence research … Continue reading →

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Why Are Some Feeling Sad About Impeachment?

Posted on December 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I understand why politicians need to make the Very Serious Face and talk about how Wednesday was a Sad Day For The Republic™. But I don’t feel sad at all. What Trump did was saddening, demoralizing, enraging, and so on, … Continue reading →

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Links 12/18/19

Posted on December 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: World’s oceans are losing oxygen at a dangerous, unprecedented rate as temperatures rise, study finds Tasmania’s flowering giants: ‘We will never see such trees again’ NIH continues to gaslight us on the funding disparity for Black … Continue reading →

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Assumptions and Rent Control

Posted on December 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

In an excellent piece of public testimony by economist J.W. Mason about why the assumption that rent control will lead to bad economic outcomes, one of the key things he does is challenge the assumptions of the argument (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Links 12/17/19

Posted on December 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer: A new generation of reactors will start producing power in the next few years. They’re comparatively tiny—and may be key to hitting our climate goals. ‘Dump … Continue reading →

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Rep. Richard Neal Is Still Not Good

Posted on December 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

If you wondered why Democrats never moved with alacrity to get Trump’s tax returns, it’s largely due to the machinations of Democratic House Ways and Means committee chairman Richard Neal–and don’t think he got his position without the Democratic leadership’s … Continue reading →

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