Monthly Archives: August 2024

Links 8/31/24

Posted on August 31, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New virus that causes ‘staggering disease’ discovered in US – and it can kill pet cats and those in the wild Researchers capture video of possible wolf-dog hybrid in northern Minnesota Investigating Additive and Replacing Horizontal … Continue reading →

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Links 8/30/24

Posted on August 30, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A popular nature park was trampled by overuse. Dogs came to the rescue. Parrot is ‘attention hog’ and smart as human toddler, owners say. Apollo, a Guinness World Record holder, identifies objects, colors and some numbers. … Continue reading →

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Links 8/29/24

Posted on August 29, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mpox not new Covid and can be stopped, expert says Great Barrington Declaration Author Joins COVID-19 Lab Leak-Pushing Group Far Fewer in U.S. Regard Childhood Vaccinations as Important Fauci recovering at home following hospitalization for West … Continue reading →

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Links 8/28/24

Posted on August 28, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Does Ozempic Burn Fat or Just Reduce Appetite? A New Study Offers a Clue A Kansas tuberculosis outbreak has infected dozens of people in Wyandotte County so far Royal Society facing calls to expel Elon Musk … Continue reading →

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Even After Three Years, the Only Democratic President with Worse Job Growth Than Trump Was Obama

Posted on August 28, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Heckuva job Larry Summers! This figure has been making the rounds: As many have noted, after four years, Trump was the worst. EVAR. But if we want to pretend the pandemic never happened (and if we do, then Carter should … Continue reading →

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Links 8/27/24

Posted on August 27, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New coronavirus vaccines are now approved. Here’s what to know. M&Ms on checkerboard trick your brain Mpox is ‘not the new COVID,’ WHO says An Intoxicating 500-Year-Old Mystery: The Voynich Manuscript has long baffled scholars—and attracted … Continue reading →

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Let Republicans Hold the Executive Branch for Twelve Straight Years

Posted on August 27, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the weekend, this graphic summarizing one of the findings of the most recent NYT/Siena poll made the rounds: While the NYT, which is flogging the ‘young men in crisis’ crapola*, focused on the gap between GenZ women and men, … Continue reading →

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Links 8/26/24

Posted on August 26, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Comparative genomics supports ecologically induced selection as a putative driver of banded penguin diversification A global cross-cultural analysis of string figures reveals evidence of deep transmission and innovation Salmonella cucumber outbreak: What to know about food … Continue reading →

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Fact Checking as Gaslighting: The Bleach Edition

Posted on August 26, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, in an attempt to avoid the obvious reality that Trump would be a disaster, major media outlets engaged in an orgy of supposed fact checking. This week, I’ll document some of the worst of the bunch for posterity. … Continue reading →

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Links 8/25/24

Posted on August 25, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Comparative Diagnostic Utility of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen and Molecular Testing in a Community Setting The banana apocalypse is coming. Can we stop it this time? More Than 4,000 Moth Species Flit Across Texas. One Scientist Photographed … Continue reading →

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