Monthly Archives: December 2020

Chastleton Lights

Posted on December 27, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 16th and R Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 12/26/20

Posted on December 26, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Four Black Deaths Modeling Research Project Grant Success Rates from NIH Appropriation History: Extension to 2020 Fruit Flies Are Essential to Science. So Are the Workers Who Keep Them Alive. Sustaining the world’s biggest Drosophila … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on December 26, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Scratch The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: A Sort-of Shutdown They Just Don’t Understand Finally, the Federal COVID-19 Data Are Being Released The End Isn’t Right Around the Corner Gut Yontif

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Links 12/25/20

Posted on December 25, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Gut Yontif! Let’s celebrate with some links. Science: How to Save Phallic Flowers From Being Inbred to Extinction U.S. physicists rally around ambitious plan to build fusion power plant Possible Aerosol Transmission of COVID-19 Associated with an Outbreak in an … Continue reading →

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Gut Yontif

Posted on December 25, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Ordinarily, I would show you pictures of the U.S. Botanic Gardens’ trains, but, thanks to COVID-19, that’s not happening this year. So, instead I’ll just wish anyone who’s celebrating a good day, and leave you with some old school D.C. … Continue reading →

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Links 12/24/20

Posted on December 24, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why Two Vaccines Passed the Finishing Line In a Year and Others Didn’t, and a Month 12 Roundup What the Vaccine’s Side Effects Feel Like A Shock to the PPE System: New Method for Recharging N95 … Continue reading →

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The End Isn’t Right Around the Corner

Posted on December 24, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

A general sense I have–and I could be wrong–is that people think vaccine deployment will happen rapidly (though it’s worth noting that the Surgeon General has tried to be more realistic about the timeline). Looking at various sources, this is … Continue reading →

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Links 12/23/20

Posted on December 23, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: I’m A Scientist. I Can’t Even Get My Own Family And Friends To Follow COVID-19 Rules. New science reevaluates risks of indoor dining: Although few clusters have officially been traced to restaurants, research suggests inside eating … Continue reading →

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Finally, the Federal COVID-19 Data Are Being Released

Posted on December 23, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, some asshole with a blog noted that the White House Task Force was keeping its daily data updates secret, in no small part because the results were embarrassing to some states that weren’t taking the pandemic seriously–and … Continue reading →

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Links 12/22/20

Posted on December 22, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Alien Hunters Discover Mysterious Signal from Proxima Centauri. Strange radio transmissions appear to be coming from our nearest star system; now scientists are trying to work out what is sending them A tiny mite with a … Continue reading →

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