Monthly Archives: November 2022

Links 11/13/22

Posted on November 13, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Bivalent booster is 4x better against BA.5 in older adults, Pfizer says Higher COVID-19 Vaccination And Narrower Disparities In US Cities With Paid Sick Leave Compared To Those Without Science Has a Nasty Photoshopping Problem Getting … Continue reading →

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Seemed to Have Worked Out OK

Posted on November 13, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 17th Street NW, between Q and Church, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 11/12/22

Posted on November 12, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Acute and postacute sequelae associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection Thought To Be Extinct for 80 Years – Scientists Rediscover a Unique Insect ‘Spectacular’ and bizarre ocean creatures (like stilt-walking fish) found living near deep-sea volcanoes Here’s why … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 12, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: If You’re Going to Leave Twitter… Mass Transit: It’s the Contractors, Stupid So I Hear There’s an Election or Something Today? Some Thoughts on the (Preliminary) Election Results COVID, Closings, and Context The Missing … Continue reading →

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Links 11/11/22

Posted on November 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New antibiotic appears to be effective against urinary tract infections, drug company says Listeria outbreak from deli meat and cheese kills 1, sickens dozen Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds. In a so-called natural … Continue reading →

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The Missing Evangelical Vote

Posted on November 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Or at least, the New Kids on the Voting Block diluted their power. Depressing as it is, a key political phenomenon, arguably the key political phenomenon, throughout my life has been the power white evangelicals have due to their much … Continue reading →

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Links 11/10/22

Posted on November 10, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: US mid-term elections: 3 ways science is on the line Please don’t lick psychedelic toads, warn US park officials ‘I don’t want this kind of life’: graduate students question career options Masks Cut Covid Spread in … Continue reading →

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COVID, Closings, and Context

Posted on November 10, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

What the ongoing arguments about school closings ignore is context, in several ways. Yes, there were other ways to control the pandemic (though it’s worth noting that, at local scales, we’ve historically closed schools for short periods to control influenza … Continue reading →

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Links 11/9/22

Posted on November 9, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Wildlife exposure to SARS-CoV-2 across a human use gradient (welp) In Hunt to Solve ‘Fairy Circle’ Mystery, One Suspect Is Dismissed The U.S. is officially in a flu epidemic, federal health officials say. They’re preparing to … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the (Preliminary) Election Results

Posted on November 9, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

In no particular order: If someone had told me that Democrats, this morning, still had a (slim) chance of holding the House, I wouldn’t have believed it. While I did think Republican seats – Democratic seat would be between five … Continue reading →

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