Monthly Archives: August 2025

Links 8/31/25

Posted on August 31, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: LLMs’ “simulated reasoning” abilities are a “brittle mirage,” researchers find Claiming to fight waste, Trump administration slashes potentially cost-saving research Huge cuts to mRNA research spark fears about future pandemics The ‘King of the Great Plains’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotsa Links | Comments Off on Links 8/31/25

It’s the Thought That Counts

Posted on August 31, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 18th and P Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

Posted in DC, Resistance Rebellion And Death | 2 Comments

Links 8/30/25

Posted on August 30, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This venomous fish is invading the Mediterranean. One solution? Eat them. Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed Why a NASA satellite that scientists … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotsa Links | Comments Off on Links 8/30/25

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 30, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Trump and Republicans Declare the Republican War on Christmas We Need to Start Making Shutdown Demands We Can’t Understand Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Without Tucker Carlson and Fox News Pritkzer Understands the Moment Some Good News

Posted in Weekly Roundup | Comments Off on In Case You Missed It…

Links 8/29/25

Posted on August 29, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Brief Adventures Of Wavy Dave Million-Year-Old Evidence of Epic Journey Near ‘Hobbit’ Island Discovered by Scientists Birds kept dropping dead. A D.C. biologist cracked the case. How Many Times Can Science Funding Be Canceled? HHS … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Links 8/29/25

Some Good News

Posted on August 29, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 18th Street NW, between S and Swann, Dupont Circle, D.C. The grand jury refused to indict ham sandwich guy. I suspect we will see more jury nullifcation during Trump’s term.

Posted in DC, Resistance Rebellion And Death | Comments Off on Some Good News

Links 8/28/25

Posted on August 28, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: E.P.A. to Stop Updating Popular Database After Lead Scientist Criticized Trump Trump’s funding cuts set back research on important health issues by years, Harvard scientists say The Race to Find a Measles Treatment as Infections Surge … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotsa Links | Comments Off on Links 8/28/25

Pritkzer Understands the Moment

Posted on August 28, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I discussed how too many people still haven’t really internalized that the Republican Party, which governs at the federal level, is a fascist organization. One Democrat who does understand this is Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who emphatically … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Resistance Rebellion And Death | Comments Off on Pritkzer Understands the Moment

Links 8/27/25

Posted on August 27, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New executive order puts all grants under political control Video reveals cockatoos have 30 unique dance moves—including headbanging A ‘tropical’ disease is spreading in American wildlife 2 dead and at least 58 sick from growing Legionnaires’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Links 8/27/25

We Can’t Understand Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Without Tucker Carlson and Fox News

Posted on August 27, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, Dylan Scott at Vox attempted to explain how anti-vaccinationism arose (boldface mine): Well, for starters, even though anti-vaccine activism has existed for decades, the movement received a boost with the COVID-19 pandemic and the way it polarized people’s opinions … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, COVID-19, Vaccination | 1 Comment