Monthly Archives: February 2021

Links 2/28/21

Posted on February 28, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why Do We Even Have Dogs? Uruk and the Emergence of Civilization NASA Is Up to Its Usual Next-Level Sh*t: Throwing a dart 128 million miles and hitting the bullseye is really worth celebrating. Loss of … Continue reading →

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Stag

Posted on February 28, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

From 2015, observed on Logan Circle, NW, D.C.:

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Links 2/27/21

Posted on February 27, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘What other variants might be out there?’ An expert on viral evolution on what’s happening with coronavirus mutations How You Make an Adenovirus Vaccine Evidence for SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses circulating in bats and pangolins in Southeast … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on February 27, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: When Elected Officials Are Above and Apart The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Will D.C. Engage in Magical Thinking and Backslide (Again) 500,000 Dead: Rage Is the Appropriate Emotion We Still Have Multiple Housing … Continue reading →

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Links 2/26/21

Posted on February 26, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: In lab experiment, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine less potent against coronavirus variant C.D.C. Announces $200 Million ‘Down Payment’ to Track Virus Variants Vaccine hesitancy/skepticism is a problem, but I don’t agree with the pearl-clutching about “messaging,” as if … Continue reading →

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The Value of Work: The Mitt Romney Edition

Posted on February 26, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Republican senator Mitt Romney has thoughts about survival checks (boldface mine): Extending federal supplemental unemployment benefits beyond March 14 is a good idea that merits bipartisan support. But the Biden stimulus calls for checks of $400 a week in addition … Continue reading →

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Links 2/25/21

Posted on February 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This hydrogen paste has a similar range to that of gasoline and could revolutionize the transport industry Antibody-Dependent Enhancement and the Coronavirus Vaccines Densely sampled viral trajectories suggest longer duration of acute infection with B.1.1.7 variant … Continue reading →

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When Elected Officials Are Above and Apart

Posted on February 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

This post accidentally spooled out over the weekend. Since it seemed to be somewhat popular on the Twitterz, I’m reposting it: A point I made long ago in the context of transportation policy bears repeating: for services to work well, … Continue reading →

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Links 2/24/21

Posted on February 24, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why? Florida has a new enormous invasive predatory fish likely to devastate its freshwater ecosystem. What the Fear of China Is Doing to American Science The coronavirus is here to stay … Continue reading →

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We Still Have Multiple Housing Crises

Posted on February 24, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

In the Before Times, some asshole with a blog observed: One housing crisis, and the one that gets the least attention, exists in those places where housing prices are too low, but I’m not going to discuss that here. The … Continue reading →

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