Monthly Archives: January 2021

Life After a Narcissist

Posted on January 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

When you’ve been blogging daily, as I have, for a very long time, it becomes obvious that many of your posts, even if they’re not disproven by the passage of time, just don’t really mean that much. But one post … Continue reading →

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Links 1/20/21

Posted on January 20, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: After ~10 months of relative quiescence we’ve started to see some striking evolution of SARS-CoV-2 with a repeated evolutionary pattern in the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern emerging from the UK, South Africa and Brazil. Biden announces … Continue reading →

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There’s a Path to D.C. Statehood

Posted on January 20, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

On this good day, let’s talk about something good. Like D.C. statehood! One of the problems with passing statehood for D.C. is that it is widely believed to require ending the filibuster (the Senate rule that, even though only 51 … Continue reading →

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Links 1/19/21

Posted on January 19, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: To What Extent Does In-Person Schooling Contribute to the Spread of COVID-19? Vaccine registration technology is failing. Here’s how the Biden administration could fix it Three reasons a negative coronavirus test doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not … Continue reading →

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Anti-Semitism and the Radical Right

Posted on January 19, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

If we wish to defeat a problem we must understand it. I don’t think we’re able to understand the threat the radical right poses–and how it gained significant entry into the Republican Party–without understanding two related phenomena. The first is … Continue reading →

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Links 1/18/21

Posted on January 18, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Women and minorities in weather and climate fields confront harassment, lack of inclusion Initial Israeli data: First Pfizer shot curbs infections by 50% after 14 days There is a new ‘variant’ clearly identified today, P.1. And … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: How Do We Make It Better?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s not noticeably worse this week, but it’s not getting any better either–and right now, things are awful. The entire city and all wards, including the ‘low prevalence bastions’ of Ward 2 and 3, are now well above the German … Continue reading →

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Links 1/17/21

Posted on January 17, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Disappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World Johnson & Johnson Expects Vaccine Results Soon but Lags in Production Coronavirus shutdowns have quashed nearly all other common viruses. But scientists say a rebound is coming. … Continue reading →

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Water This Tree

Posted on January 17, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of New Hampshire Ave. and 21st NW, West End, D.C.:

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Links 1/16/21

Posted on January 16, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Japan has found a new Covid variant. Here’s how it compares to virus strains in the UK, South Africa The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection (maybe) People with type 1 diabetes have a … Continue reading →

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