Monthly Archives: April 2024

Links 4/6/24

Posted on April 6, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The test that reveals Covid has made us more stupid… and what you can do about it (covered this before, but mostly interesting to see how the non-highbrow press covers this) Two retracted studies at the … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on April 6, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Long COVID Is Rising Infectious Disease Isn’t All or Nothing: The Pediatric Influenza Deaths Edition The State of COVID in D.C.*: A Plateau A D.C. Office Price Tumble plz b nice to my smol … Continue reading →

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Links 4/5/24

Posted on April 5, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Iowa Fertilizer Spill Kills Nearly All Fish Across 60-Mile Stretch of Rivers. Officials in Iowa and Missouri estimated that nearly 800,000 fish had died in waters that flow into the Missouri River. (gift link) Erratic Fish … Continue reading →

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plz b nice to my smol judicial frens while they make it easier for you to die in childbirth

Posted on April 5, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Bullshit. Sometimes anger is the appropriate emotion.

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Links 4/4/24

Posted on April 4, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How the Bluespotted Ribbontail Stingray got its Spots Orca Groups with Radically Different Cultures Are Actually Separate Species Covid’s scientific silver lining: A chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time Flaco, Central … Continue reading →

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A D.C. Office Price Tumble

Posted on April 4, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

From the Washington Business Journal, we learn that a D.C. office building purchased for $43.7 million in 2004 (around $72.2 million today) and which was recently assessed at $64.3 million sold for $26.65 million. That’s forty one percent of the … Continue reading →

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Links 4/3/24

Posted on April 3, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The deadliest infectious disease isn’t a science problem. It’s a money problem. Investigating the cause of increased tetracycline-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in England, 2016–20 Trump Allies Plan to Gut Climate Research if He Is Reelected Increase in … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: A Plateau

Posted on April 3, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available Biobot D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. No decline this week: With virtually no change from 207 copies/ml to 208 copies/ml, we’re still twice as high than … Continue reading →

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Links 4/2/24

Posted on April 2, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The feel-good open science story versus the preregistration (who do you think wins?) Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years older, finds study Bus Riding as Amplification Mechanism for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, Germany, 2021 … Continue reading →

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Infectious Disease Isn’t All or Nothing: The Pediatric Influenza Deaths Edition

Posted on April 2, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

One, among many, foolish beliefs that arose during the pandemic is the belief that if an intervention doesn’t completely stop transmission, it’s not worth doing. The idea that fewer sick people (from anything, not just COVID) is apparently too quantitative … Continue reading →

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