Monthly Archives: February 2020

Links 2/19/20

Posted on February 19, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Citing in-custody deaths, medical researchers urge mandatory flu shots for kids in CBP facilities (viruses don’t care about immigration status) Everything we know about the pangolin — the scaly mammal that may have spread the coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Most People Have No Idea What Basic Political Terms Mean

Posted on February 19, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize this probably isn’t news to anyone who teaches political science, but these two tables from a widely distributed NBC poll amuse me: If this is to be believed, twenty percent of Americans think Sanders is too conservative. That … Continue reading →

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Links 2/18/20

Posted on February 18, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Christina Koch Lands on Earth, and Crosses a Threshold for Women in Space Economic Genome Assembly from Low Coverage Illumina and Nanopore Data Stanley Cohen, Nobelist, Dies at 97; Made Breakthrough on Cell Growth Climate Change: … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg Just Went Full Streisand Effect

Posted on February 18, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

And that’s not a good thing (for him, anyway). Yesterday, for reasons largely unclear*, the Bloomberg campaign attacked several Sanders staffers. I’ll be the first to admit that Gray, Sirota, and Turner occasionally act like idiots online**, but, still, it’s … Continue reading →

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Links 2/17/20

Posted on February 17, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: On grant funding lotteries. A Smithsonian team discovered a new coronavirus. The story behind that effort shows what it takes to get ahead of potential pandemics What happens next in the coronavirus outbreak? We mapped 8 … Continue reading →

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Buttigieg’s Centrist Healthcare Fantasy

Posted on February 17, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

It takes the worst parts of the ACA and…makes them worse. Many moons ago, some asshole with a blog told you that, based on the experience of Romneycare, the part that would be bad–because it was politically fraught because it … Continue reading →

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Links 2/16/20

Posted on February 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Florida oysters are a lot smaller than they used to be. Climate change may be the reason The Trump administration has made the US less ready for infectious disease outbreaks like coronavirus The US Fast-Tracked a … Continue reading →

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Fear Is Making Democrats Stupid: We Got What We Wished For

Posted on February 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

With Bloomberg doing well in some polls, it’s very disheartening to see how MSNBC and a couple of other news organizations (along with some online sites down the internet food chain) have made Democrats so reactive and fearful, some are … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on February 15, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Duke Zeibert’s The Need for Democratic Litmus Tests There Are Two Democratic Parties Congress Finally Starts to Fix Its USPS Mess The Fierce Urgency of Healthcare Democrats Should Have Gone After Emoluments

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Links 2/14/20

Posted on February 14, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The scientists restoring a gold-mining disaster zone in the Peruvian Amazon This Professor’s ‘Amazing’ Trick Makes Quadratic Equations Easier For the first time, a climate journalist will moderate a presidential debate Experts Warn Coronavirus May Be … Continue reading →

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