Monthly Archives: July 2026

Links 7/7/26

Posted on July 7, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why AI Doesn’t Think, Cannot Reason, Isn’t Intelligent and Will Never Achieve Consciousness The Spectacular Regrowth of New England’s Forests Don’t abolish the NIH. Fix it. Why U.S. measles outbreaks have grown harder to extinguish. The … Continue reading →

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Oddly Enough, the HR Women Were Right About Platner

Posted on July 7, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

As of this morning, I have no idea if Graham Platner will drop out of the Maine senate race in time for Maine Democrats to appoint someone else. But maybe the next time there’s a Democratic candidate with a constant … Continue reading →

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Links 7/6/26

Posted on July 6, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: U.S. science is in chaos (I think this overestimates the organic nature of the opposition) Convergent Cysteine Enrichment in Diverse Gut Phage Capsids Suggests Gut-Associated Structural Adaptation The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Red Card

Posted on July 6, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

What Trump’s intervention in the sacrosanct, incorruptible affairs of FIFA does is remind the rest of the world that Trump is not just a dim-witted buffoon, but a truly psychologically screwed up person. It should come as no surprise to … Continue reading →

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Links 7/5/26

Posted on July 5, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New Theory of Smallest Human: Not a Hunter, But Eater of Lizard Leftovers EU Funding Huge Project on the Origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls This 17th-Century Flemish Painting Held A Gnarly Bat Secret SOLVED: The … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on July 5, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Time for Some Left-Wing Cletus Safaris Democratic Moderates Have a Turnout Problem One Airman Dead in Influenza Outbreak A Great Week for Crime Stats in D.C.

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Links 7/4/26

Posted on July 4, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The ‘Parasite of Parasites’ Has Been Discovered in the Tropical Forests of Borneo. A newly identified species of fungus attacks the famous “zombie mushrooms” that control ants. My Peer Review of The 1%. I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Links 7/3/26

Posted on July 3, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Capital punishment is not a breeding program. No, medieval execution didn’t “genetically pacify” Europe DC’s fireworks supershow this year could be a smoke-filled mess SARS-CoV-2 saltational events are recurrent and trace to persistent human infections Confirmed … Continue reading →

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A Great Week for Crime Stats in D.C.

Posted on July 3, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

As of 9am today, D.C. had reported no homicides this week, bringing the total for the year to 42* (apparently, one homicide is no longer considered a homicide, so technically we were never at 43 homicides). Last year, during the … Continue reading →

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Links 7/2/26

Posted on July 2, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Marburg outbreak is reported in Uganda, threatening to complicate Ebola response in region Mountain lions changed everything in this tiny California preserve ‘This is terrifying’: The Colorado River, a lifeline for seven states, is drying up … Continue reading →

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