Monthly Archives: March 2020

Links 3/6/20

Posted on March 6, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why hand washing really could slow down an epidemic Coronavirus in N.Y.: Growing Anxiety as Doctors Prepare for an Epidemic The New Coronavirus and Preparing for the Next Viral Pandemic How to prepare for coronavirus in … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal to Reduce Unpaid Parking Tickets: The D.C. Edition

Posted on March 6, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, Metro released a report stating that it fails to collect about $40 million per year in bus fares (it later turned out that a significant chunk of that money was students being recorded by drivers as not … Continue reading →

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Links 3/5/20

Posted on March 5, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New Genomic Tests Aim to Diagnose Deadly Infections Faster Is It a Pandemic Yet? It’s now clear that the coronavirus epidemic was never going to be contained. What’s next? You Didn’t Touch These Jellyfish, but They … Continue reading →

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Democratic Party Elites Versus Rank-and-File

Posted on March 5, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Peter Beinart gets at something I’ve noticed when I talk to other Democrats in D.C. (and I mean D.C., as most don’t have any meaningful connections to official Wor-Shing-Tun); my completely unscientific sample is about forty percent black, ten percent … Continue reading →

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Links 3/4/20

Posted on March 4, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Coronavirus vaccines are far off, FDA official says, but drugs to treat patients could come sooner As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures The Coronavirus Could Finally Kill the Wild Animal Trade A … Continue reading →

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Purchasing Pundits

Posted on March 4, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Because the news filter does matter. Many moons ago, I noted that a certain precious pundit appeared to be cashing in on his punditudeness. Well, seven years later, and we still have this problem (boldface mine): A review of several … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Change in the Democratic Party

Posted on March 3, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

And one reason why the 2020 primary seems so acrimonious. The first thing to know about the Democratic Party is that it’s really two parties: a liberal Republican party and a liberal Democratic party (I use the term liberal Democrat … Continue reading →

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Links 3/2/20

Posted on March 2, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The entire corpus of the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) now live on two cloud platforms! Interim Estimates of 2019–20 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States, February 2020 Reading the Past in Old, Urine-Caked Rat’s Nests … Continue reading →

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Austerioeroticism and COVID-19 Are Not a Good Combination

Posted on March 2, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

This Bloomberg article about COVID-19 shows how traditional concerns and mannerisms over deficit spending are going to get more people sick than otherwise could be (boldface mine): The White House said late Monday it had asked Congress for $2.5 billion … Continue reading →

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Links 3/1/20

Posted on March 1, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: China’s green zombie fungus could hold key to fighting East Africa’s swarms of locusts A Standard Numbering Scheme for Class C β-Lactamases This Tiny Creature Seemed Extinct. DNA Technology Helped Prove It Wasn’t. You’re Likely to … Continue reading →

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