Monthly Archives: August 2024

Links 8/24/24

Posted on August 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Multidrug-resistant Shigella flexneri outbreak associated with a high-mortality spillover event into nonhuman primates (bacteria can really move around) Preliminary report on genomic epidemiology of the 2024 H5N1 influenza A virus outbreak in U.S. cattle (Part 1 … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

a several weeks of Mad Biologist posts: Trump Is Incoherent and His Competence Is (Finally) Being Called into Question It’s Not Easy Being Weird Biden as Sin Eater Trump Is Dementing and Somehow This Is Not a Campaign Issue What … Continue reading →

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Links 8/23/24

Posted on August 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New covid vaccines for summer variants slated for approval late next week CDC warns clinicians about Oropouche virus disease that has turned deadly How the world’s last wild red wolves are avoiding extinction Fear at the … Continue reading →

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Links 8/22/24

Posted on August 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Has your paper been used to train an AI model? Almost certainly Girl discovers dinosaur footprints on beach walk Mpox And Mask Bans – A Recipe For Disaster Want a More Sustainable Meat for the Grill? … Continue reading →

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Links 8/21/24

Posted on August 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rationalizing risk aversion in science: Why incentives to work hard clash with incentives to take risks Will bird flu be the next pandemic? Vaccines are prepped, just in case. How the World’s Oldest Humpback Whale Has … Continue reading →

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Who Will Fact Check the Fact Checkers?

Posted on August 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

So the NY Times and the Washington Post have decided to go all in on fact checking the Democratic National Convention. It’s going as well as you might imagine: Given the phrae Biden used (“in four years”), it’s clear his … Continue reading →

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Links 8/20/24

Posted on August 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes Seafood independence is within reach: a multi-scale assessment of seafood self-reliance in the United States They All Got Mysterious Brain Diseases. They’re Fighting to Learn Why. Doctors … Continue reading →

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What to Do When Republicans Attempt to Overturn the Election

Posted on August 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Unlike 2020, Republicans intend to prevent Harris from receiving 270 electoral college votes by trying to gum up the certification processes at the state and local levels (boldface mine): Trump has taken to praising Republican election officials in various precincts … Continue reading →

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Links 8/19/24

Posted on August 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: America Has a Hot-Steel Problem. Railways, roads, power lines, batteries—the heat of climate change is making them all falter. Startups Are Racing to Make Water Out of Thin Air WHO declares mpox a global public health … Continue reading →

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Most Americans Watched Both Trump and Biden in Their Debate

Posted on August 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

After the Trump-Biden debate, some asshole with a blog noted: What is bizarre in all of this discussion is that Trump was unable to communicate basic concepts–he couldn’t form complete sentences or express himself clearly. Yet, based on the pundit … Continue reading →

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