Monthly Archives: January 2020

Links 1/26/20

Links for you. Science: Trump Removes Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands As Wuhan Virus Spreads, Taiwan Has No Say at WHO Gay Men Are Dying From a Crisis We’re Not Talking About Establishing or Exaggerating Causality for the Gut … Continue reading

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Yes?

Observed in Blagden Alley, D.C.:

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Links 1/25/20

Links for you. Science: Could China’s New Coronavirus Become a Global Epidemic? Scientists are racing to understand just how bad things could get with a pneumonia-like disease that first appeared in China and has now spread to the US. Surprise! … Continue reading

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In Case You Missed It…

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Is the Congressional Perspective One Item Among Many? The NY Times Endorsement and the Hilariousness of Elite Mediocrities We Knew Who Trump Was All Along: The Assassination of New York Edition Trump Understands Something … Continue reading

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Links 1/24/20

Links for you. Science: Volcanic gas bursts probably didn’t kill off the dinosaurs Dr. Donald Low, the face of Toronto’s response to SARS, dies at 68 ‘This is not how sequoias die. It’s supposed to stand for another 500 years’ … Continue reading

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We Are Being Bamboozled About Biden and Social Security

Similar to actual shooting wars, one casualty of political campaigns is nuance–things end up being portrayed as black and white. Are you good or bad? When it comes to the attempts to defend Biden’s record on Social Security–and it is … Continue reading

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Links 1/23/20

Links for you. Science: The Freshwater Giants Are Dying Conservative States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster. (Just Don’t Call It Climate Change.) How Much Should The Public Be Told About Risky Virus Research? When lab tests are misleading: A … Continue reading

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We Have Multiple Housing Crises

A recent article, “Why The Housing Crisis Is A Problem For Everyone — Even Wealthy Homeowners” does a very good job of explaining why high urban housing prices are a problem for everyone. But it suffers from a problem in … Continue reading

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Links 1/22/20

Links for you. Science: The basics: What we know — and don’t know — about the virus spreading in China and beyond Why Black doctors like me are leaving faculty positions in academic medical centers What’s For Dinner? For Hammerhead … Continue reading

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Trump Understands Something Moderate, ‘Pragmatic’ Democrats Do Not

You have to give your supporters nice things. The last year hasn’t been a good one for many U.S. farmers. Between flooding and a trade war, they have been hit hard. In fact, there was a time when some farmers … Continue reading

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