Monthly Archives: June 2020

Muddled on Masks

Posted on June 5, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks ago on the Twitter machine, in response to this question from @doc_becca: I agreed: The reality is that mask wearing isn’t operating in a surgical theater or working in a BL3 lab, a point Asaf Bitton … Continue reading →

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Links 6/4/20

Posted on June 4, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why scientists are changing their minds and disagreeing during the coronavirus pandemic Study tells ‘remarkable story’ about COVID-19’s deadly rampage through a South African hospital Stanford coronavirus research: Did politically-motivated scientists hype their speedy study? Retracted … Continue reading →

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Policing, Police States, and a Failure of Governance

Posted on June 4, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

What has been made clear over the last couple of weeks is that, in many cities, there has been a complete loss of control by ‘civilian’ authorities over local security forces. I put ‘civilian’ in quotes because the police are … Continue reading →

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Links 6/3/20

Posted on June 3, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The key to stopping covid-19? Addressing airborne transmission. Gears of war: When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves America’s Never-Ending Battle Against Flesh-Eating Worms First results from human COVID-19 immunology study reveal universally effective antibodies Why … Continue reading →

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A Failure to Communicate

Posted on June 3, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

While there are a lot of articles about the difficulties of accurately determining the number of COVID-19 deaths, there are far fewer that get into the nuts and bolts of why this is so. As some asshole with a blog … Continue reading →

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Links 6/2/20

Posted on June 2, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: They redesigned PubMed, a beloved website. It hasn’t gone over well Coronavirus: ‘Baffling’ observations from the front line The Uncounted Dead: Why some people who likely died from COVID-19 aren’t included in the final numbers. SARS-CoV-2 … Continue reading →

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D.C. Mayor Bowser Needs to Stop Collaborating with Trump and Cancel Tonight’s Curfew

Posted on June 2, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Yesterday, supposedly under pressure from Trump*, D.C.’s Mayor** Bowser declared a 7pm curfew that also will be in place today–and there’s a primary election today in D.C., with the polls open until 8pm (but I’m getting ahead of myself). As … Continue reading →

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Links 6/1/20

Posted on June 1, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rats are getting aggressive hunting for food amid restaurant closures, CDC warns Should African countries embrace Ghana’s Covid-19 ‘pooled testing’? Long Limbs Helped Propel T. Rex Up the Dinosaur Food Chain CDC estimates that 35% of … Continue reading →

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Gotta Go? The McCormick & Schmick’s Edition

Posted on June 1, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

While taking some pictures near Lafayette Square Sunday morning, I came across several abandoned tables outside McCormick & Schmick’s. Here’s one: This wasn’t brunch (it was pretty early). It apparently was from the day before. Maybe people left in a … Continue reading →

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The Morning After

Posted on June 1, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Some photos from Sunday morning, near Lafayette Park, D.C. On the wall of the White House Historical Society: Trans lives matter: MOAR BELOW THE FOLD!: Fixing the Oval Room: Just say no? The Hay-Adams got tagged: And busted: Not fans … Continue reading →

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