Monthly Archives: November 2021

Republicans Are Going to Demagogue on This Policy

Posted on November 16, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Because it would save lives (boldface mine): New cars would be required to have technology to stop drunk people from driving under a mandate Congress approved as part of the sweeping infrastructure bill — a step that could significantly reduce … Continue reading →

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Links 11/15/21

Posted on November 15, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Captured on video: Bees pipe out alarms to warn of “murder hornet” attacks Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends poacher to prison Viral by Alina Chan and Matt Ridley review: pushes … Continue reading →

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Holidays Plan and COVID According to the Mad Biologist

Posted on November 15, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

STAT has an interesting piece in which they asked 28 epidemiologists what activities they would and wouldn’t partake in during the holiday season. The possible answers were “Yes”, “No”, “Maybe”, “Only If Masked”, and “N/A.” For fun (or my weird … Continue reading →

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Links 11/14/21

Posted on November 14, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Kids are living with climate catastrophe. That doesn’t mean they believe in it. India’s black fungus epidemic spread through hospital air-conditioning, new research suggests Moderna took NIH money and help for its covid vaccine. Now it … Continue reading →

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Endorse

Posted on November 14, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on S Street NW, between 17th and Vermont, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 11/13/21

Posted on November 13, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This is the most spectacular illusion I’ve ever seen. How ProPublica Used Genomic Sequencing Data to Track an Ongoing Salmonella Outbreak (must-read) Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Serology Test Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 13, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Overcast Finally, Someone in Our So-Called Justice System Gets Jan. 6 Inchoate Fears, Fox News, and the Iron Law of Institutions Over 750,000 Dead and Most of Our Elected Leaders Will Pay No Price … Continue reading →

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Links 11/12/21

Posted on November 12, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Meet ‘Cold Bone’: New dinosaur species found in Greenland COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in underserved communities of North Carolina Genomic evidence of environmental and resident Salmonella Senftenberg and Montevideo contamination in the pistachio supply-chain A phylogenomic framework … Continue reading →

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Stop When You Get to the Bad Part, Congressman

Posted on November 12, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

A Republican congressman tweeted this: Snark aside (though his idiocy deserves nothing more), it just goes to show that, for movement conservatism, as it exists, cruelty is an ideology: …consider, instead, healthcare. A fair number of conservatives don’t have a … Continue reading →

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Links 11/11/21

Posted on November 11, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Early Civilizations Had It All Figured Out (not a huge fan of Graeber, but interesting review) We’re losing ground against diseases we’ve already defeated Clinical Impact, Costs, and Cost-effectiveness of Expanded Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus … Continue reading →

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