Monthly Archives: July 2023

COVID Can Do Bad Things to Your Brain

Posted on July 26, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m reluctant to write about this because there’s a tendency to fall into the trap of blaming every episode of human stupidity on COVID, when people were plenty stupid before the pandemic. But I haven’t been able to get this … Continue reading →

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Links 7/25/23

Posted on July 25, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Are Mendel’s Data Reliable? The Perspective of a Pea Geneticist Gain-of-function research is about much more than dangerous pathogens Study: 1 in 6 kids have persistent COVID symptoms for 3 months after infection (but the pandemic … Continue reading →

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Mistakes Were Made

Posted on July 25, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

This rattled across the Twitter X transom, and I thought I would share (original here): Very important to amplify. Good job everybody.

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Links 7/24/23

Posted on July 24, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed? Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand COVID-19’s Effect On the Brain On the frequency, prevalence, and perceived severity of questionable research practices … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got a Bad Feeling About September and October

Posted on July 24, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Because the wastewater data for D.C. and its environs aren’t looking good. While I think wastewater data aren’t very helpful in assessing personal risk, they do give some indication of what’s happening in the larger community*. Here’s what Biobot has … Continue reading →

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Links 7/23/23

Posted on July 23, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: From UFOs over sick lab workers starting pandemics, to quote mining private conversations among scientists. None of this is surprising – the surprising part is that ‘journalists’ and others keep falling for the same bullshit. So … Continue reading →

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There’s a Metaphor in Here Somewhere

Posted on July 23, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of Florida Avenue and Chuck Brown Way, Shaw, D.C.:

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Links 7/22/23

Posted on July 22, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: These Furry Caterpillars Obtained Their Potent Venom From Bacteria Deep-sea mining could soon be approved — how bad is it? Evelyn M. Witkin, Who Discovered How DNA Repairs Itself, Dies at 102 In an Ecuadorian Cloud … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on July 22, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Throne of Optimism Shver Tsu Zayn a Yid: the RFK Jr. Edition The Crisis of Masculinity Within the Republican Party The Diagnosis That Shall Not Be Explicitly Stated Scientific Infrastructure Is Still Not Well-Supported: … Continue reading →

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Links 7/21/23

Posted on July 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science:

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