Monthly Archives: November 2025

Links 11/24/25

Posted on November 24, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Seagulls more likely to leave you alone if you shout at them 2 new malaria treatments show promise as drug resistance grows Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak Had Known Problems N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized … Continue reading →

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Treating Customers Like Criminals: The San Francisco Safeway Edition

Posted on November 24, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In D.C., several of the Safeway grocery stores have been given nicknames. My local Safeway is, unfortunately, called the Soviet Safeway because, well, it kind of sucks. But San Francisco is really upping the Soviet Safeway game (boldface mine): At … Continue reading →

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Links 11/23/25

Posted on November 23, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists With 42 news measles cases, US total tops 1,700 Lemurs Are Having a Mysterious ‘Baby Boom’ in Madagascar. Here’s Why That Might Not Be a Good … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 23, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on P Street NW, between 16th and 17th, Dupont Circle, D.C. …a week of Mad Biologist posts: Autopen For Me, but Not For Thee Democratic Support, At Least in Virginia, Has a Huge Gender Gap What HHS Secretary’s “Kiddie … Continue reading →

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Links 11/22/25

Posted on November 22, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health Working Under RFK Jr. at the CDC Is a Living Hell … Continue reading →

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Links 11/21/25

Posted on November 21, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Nanotech makes cancer drug 20,000x stronger, without side effects Entry, replication and innate immunity evasion of BANAL-236, a SARS-CoV-2-related bat virus, in Rhinolophus and human cells Archaeologists discover how oldest American civilisation survived a climate catastrophe … Continue reading →

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Glonzo Has Broken Republican Containment

Posted on November 21, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

On the left, construed broadly, we’re worried about things like the constitutional order. Meanwhile, on the right, well, there’s this (boldface mine): Take the recent flare-up on the right over the online activity of Thomas Crooks, who attempted to kill … Continue reading →

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Links 11/20/25

Posted on November 20, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Bird Flu’s Back, And This Time Fewer People Are Keeping Tabs On It Experts Warn The Government Shutdown Is Affecting You In A Major, Unexpected Way Fat AND Sassy? A Three-Legged Lizard Really Can Have It … Continue reading →

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What HHS Secretary’s “Kiddie Killer” Kennedy’s ‘Gold Standard’ Science Actually Looks Like

Posted on November 20, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Yesterday, the CDC, under the guidance of HHS Secretary “Kiddie Killer” Kennedy, updated its “Autism and Vaccines” page: Like science denialists of all stripes, you’ll notice that they flipped the ‘null hypothesis.’ Rather than assuming vaccines do not cause autism, … Continue reading →

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Links 11/19/25

Posted on November 19, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How to Build a Working Digital Computer Brazilian scientists travel 40,000 years back to study Neanderthals in Romania Long time, no sea: more than 100m red crabs migrate on Christmas Island, delighting conservationists Rare video shows … Continue reading →

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