Monthly Archives: September 2026

Yet Another OK Week for D.C.’s Crime Stats

Posted on September 18, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

As I keep saying, the only good week is one without any homicides. Nevertheless, as of Friday 9am, D.C. has reported has only one new homicide this week, bringing the total for the year to 71*. Last year, during the … Continue reading →

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Links 9/17/26

Posted on September 17, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: An Armadillo Arrives in … Ohio? Traditionally found in warm climates, like the American Southwest, armadillos have been migrating farther and farther north, researchers say. NSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchers Researchers … Continue reading →

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If Democrats Take Back the House, They Should Impeach Hegseth, Kennedy, and Vought

Posted on September 17, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

They really should. Probably Burgum too*. Yesterday, House Republicans decided to close the House and cancel all votes until after the election because they wanted to avoid an impeachment vote of Defense Secretary and white Christian supremacist Pete Hegseth. When … Continue reading →

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Links 9/16/26

Posted on September 16, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New NIH research center on vaccine harms takes shape The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity Diabetes association turmoil roils journal as group tries to thwart boycott As diseases loom, … Continue reading →

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The Singularity, Such As It Is, Will Be Boring and Mundane

Posted on September 16, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

While the ketamine-addled wunderkind of the tech world are panicking about AI achieving consciousness, the actual harms it is causing, such as denying patients needed pain medication, are very real, if not sexy (boldface mine): The rollout of a Medicare … Continue reading →

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Links 9/15/26

Posted on September 15, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New study reveals how COVID-19 likely spread between countries The Remnants of a Lost ‘Supercontinent’ Just Rewrote the History of Life on Earth Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led The Four-Color Theorem … Continue reading →

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Links 9/14/26

Posted on September 14, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: No, AI hasn’t officially solved Navier–Stokes. Yet Horrible Toad Very Good At What It Does Meet Helicobacter pylori, the stomach bacteria that’s also considered a carcinogen Anyone else remember Brian Wansink? Fossil feathers preserved inside dinosaur … Continue reading →

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As Part of Early ‘Detrumpification’, Democrats Should Investigate the ‘Optimus Prime’ Scandal

Posted on September 14, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

And there’s no reason to wait until 2029. In case you missed it, last week the fascists at DHS did this (boldface mine): The Department of Homeland Security deleted a social media post featuring a Sikh man and an Optimus … Continue reading →

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Links 9/13/26

Posted on September 13, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Patient count in Cyclospora outbreak in Michigan at more than 14,700 (one out of seven hundred Michiganders have been infected) A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on September 13, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: How Democrats Should Respond to the Trans Sports Question Desperate to Stop a Midterm Rout, Trump Lies About Offering $5,000 Checks If Republicans Hold the Congress Another OK Week for D.C.’s Crime Stats

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