Monthly Archives: June 2020

Links 6/20/20

Posted on June 20, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Spate of new research supports wearing masks to control coronavirus spread (the PNAS study is not good though) Is re-instituting lockdowns necessary to stop rapidly rising #COVID19 cases globally? Answer: No. But we’re failing at 2 … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on June 20, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: 14th Street, Signs of the Times Protests or Bars? It Is an Empirical Question Is the Problem “American Exceptionalism”, or Something Else? What Defunding Looks Like: The Community College Edition Policing, Polling, and Federalism … Continue reading →

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Links 6/19/20

Posted on June 19, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Contact tracing is ‘best’ tool we have until there’s a vaccine, health experts say (and water is wet…) The statistical paradox of police killings. In the numbers of fatal encounters with the cops, one kind of … Continue reading →

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But for a Lieutenant…

Posted on June 19, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

When Il Trumpe and his henchman Attorney General Bill Barr tear gassed lawfully assembled citizens a couple of weeks ago, this appeared to have disappeared under the radar (boldface mine): But General Milley and Mr. McCarthy warned the Guard throughout … Continue reading →

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Links 6/18/20

Posted on June 18, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: NIH launches preprint pilot to expand discovery of NIH-funded research Asymptomatic coronavirus spread is real. The confusing WHO remark and walk-back, explained. Trump Administration Eliminates Protections for Vast Ocean Monument A Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Is Brewing … Continue reading →

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Policing, Polling, and Federalism

Posted on June 18, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s some recent polling that has led to a lot of willful misinterpretation (boldface mine): For example, 39% of respondents supported proposals “to completely dismantle police departments and give more financial support to address homelessness, mental health, and domestic violence.” … Continue reading →

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What Defunding Looks Like: The Community College Edition

Posted on June 17, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, some asshole with a blog noted this about the whole defunding kerfuffle: …when teachers have to go on statewide strikes to get better wages and living conditions, there’s the capacity to cut things, when we want to do so. … Continue reading →

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Links 6/16/20

Posted on June 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine Runs on Horseshoe Crab Blood “Merit” and the NIH disparity of grant award to Black PIs NCBI SARS-CoV-2 Resources Coronavirus came to UK ‘on at least 1,300 separate occasions’ For … Continue reading →

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Is the Problem “American Exceptionalism”, or Something Else?

Posted on June 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

At Foreign Policy, Jeremy Konyndyk has a very interesting article about the U.S.’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s arguably the best synopsis to date of the policy failures in the U.S., and it’s definitely worth the read. In it, … Continue reading →

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Links 6/15/20

Posted on June 15, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Abortion opponents protest COVID-19 vaccines’ use of fetal cells Three big studies dim hopes that hydroxychloroquine can treat or prevent COVID-19 Urban foxes may be self-domesticating in our midst Surgisphere: mass audit of papers linked to … Continue reading →

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