Monthly Archives: March 2025

Links 3/31/25

Posted on March 31, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rare frog rediscovered after 130 years Why This Measles Outbreak Is Different AI-driven weather prediction breakthrough reported (a machine learning approach–unclear how well the models will predict, given rapid environmental change) RFK Jr. Says Maybe We … Continue reading →

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Will Democrats in 2029 Be Up to the Job?

Posted on March 31, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ll have to flesh this out some at a later date, but Brian Beutler gets at a very important point in a review of the ‘abundance agenda’* (boldface mine): This is, at best, only hinted at in Abundance. The book … Continue reading →

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Links 3/30/25

Posted on March 30, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Household Transmission and Genomic Diversity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in the United States, 2022–2023 (the kids and the grandkids murder their parents and grandparents) Annual variant-targeted vaccination to prevent severe COVID-19 disease in cohorts with … Continue reading →

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Links 3/29/25

Posted on March 29, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A cell pulls off one of the ‘Holy Grails’ of biotechnology Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root. More are dying from flu as the Trump administration postpones planning for next fall. Trump admin moves … Continue reading →

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Links 3/28/25

Posted on March 28, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm Why We Should Worry When Whales Stop Singing The Continuing Crisis, Part IX: Inside the NIH … Continue reading →

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Links 3/27/25

Posted on March 27, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Apparently Magpies and Crows Are Using “Anti-Bird Spikes” to Make Their Nests Magnolias are so ancient they’re pollinated by beetles — because bees didn’t exist yet CDC study highlights ‘uneven’ decline in resistant infections in US … Continue reading →

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A Key Point about the Signal Fiasco: They Likely Use It for Everything

Posted on March 27, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you haven’t heard, Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a Signal chat where some of the highest ranking officials in the U.S. government discussed operational details of an impending military strike. While much of the commentary … Continue reading →

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Links 3/26/25

Posted on March 26, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models Tanzania declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak Firings and rehirings at NBAF have created ‘mess’ at disease lab, says source Long Island … Continue reading →

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Links 3/25/25

Posted on March 25, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Saturn Has 274 Moons Now; Jupiter Is Crying Itself To Sleep; It Literally Cannot Believe It It’s Science An Interview With A Fired NOAA Budget Analyst After decades of quiet, this Alaska volcano could be ready … Continue reading →

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Cruelty Is a Force That Gives Them Meaning

Posted on March 25, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

One reason the ‘weird’ attacks during the 2024 were so effective* is that it helped people realize that the Republican Right is not wired like other people. I don’t just mean that in terms of policy, but in, well, weird … Continue reading →

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