Monthly Archives: April 2020

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on April 11, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Sign of the Times? What D.C.’s (More) Pessimistic COVID-19 Model Means Some Thoughts About the AEI’s Roadmap to Reopening the U.S. When Narcissism Becomes Lethal Democrats Actually Have to Make the Case Against Trump … Continue reading →

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Links 4/10/20

Posted on April 10, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin versus COVID-19: Grift, conspiracy theories, and another bad study by Didier Raoult A Comprehensive Guide to Masks: Who needs them, what kind you should wear, when to wear them, and why. What We … Continue reading →

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Benchmarking the U.S.’s COVID-19 Response

Posted on April 10, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

While Republican enablers and, of course, Trump himself are attempting to downplay how poorly they have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s worth remembering that South Korea, which had their first known case the same day as we did, has … Continue reading →

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Biden’s Medicare Proposal Is Not an Olive Branch, but a Dick Punch

Posted on April 10, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Biden released two proposals today, about which he claims: Senator Sanders and his supporters can take pride in their work in laying the groundwork for these ideas, and I’m proud to adopt them as part of my campaign at this … Continue reading →

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Links 4/9/20

Posted on April 9, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Can you kill coronavirus with UV light? Antarctica was warm enough for rainforest near south pole 90m years ago What NASA is doing to keep COVID-19 off the space station UNDIAGNOSED PNEUMONIA – CHINA (HUBEI): REQUEST … Continue reading →

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Blame Buttigieg and Klobuchar, Not the BernieBros

Posted on April 9, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

As awful as a small subset of Sanders supporters might be–and a recent analysis suggests Sanders supporters are no worse than others, just that there are far more Sanders supporters online–they aren’t the ones who tanked Warren’s run. Sure, Crapo … Continue reading →

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Democrats Actually Have to Make the Case Against Trump

Posted on April 9, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Professional Democrats, once again, are failing to make the case against Trump’s maladministration during the COVID-19 pandemic themselves. Instead, they are assuming that people will figure it out on their own, with an assist from the political press corps. STOP … Continue reading →

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When Narcissism Becomes Lethal

Posted on April 8, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

There is probably too much armchair psychoanalysis of political figures, which leads to overemphasizing the role psychology plays in politics, there are times when a politician’s psychological dysfunctions do have a real-world effect. Needless to say, that effect is rarely … Continue reading →

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Links 4/7/20

Posted on April 7, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Find Opposition Within: Staff Scientists Policy Decisions and Use of Information Technology to Fight 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease, Taiwan Coronavirus lockdowns have changed the way Earth moves Lead pollution in ancient ice cores … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts About the AEI’s Roadmap to Reopening the U.S.

Posted on April 7, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, the conservative think tank AEI released a plan describing the milestones needed to bring the U.S. back to normal-ish activity, economic and otherwise. It’s worth discussing because, like it or not, Republicans aren’t going to adopt a plan from … Continue reading →

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