Author Archives: mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Doctors in Ukraine Try Treating Infections Like Biological Warfare Attacks A Man Had Brain Surgery. Now He Sees His Cat’s Eyes on People’s Faces—and Vice Versa Why the simple flu shot could be a surprise weapon … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Incredible Coral 100 Buses Long Discovered in The Indian Ocean, Could Be One of The World’s Largest Power Grids on 5 Continents Pulse Every 60 Seconds. Scientists Think They Finally Know Why. The American Brain Drain … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: The U.S. Is Driving Away Young Scientists Inside NSF’s ‘Depressing’ New Headquarters US could lose measles-free status soon as RFK Jr’s pushes anti-vaccine agenda CDC chief says agency will not change measles response if US loses … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Cuts, evictions, and job losses: A view from the trenches of climate science in 2026 The U.S. Has Lost Its Measles-Elimination Status, Data Suggests Drought driven by climate change is redefining how disease spreads, study finds … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: LLM Book (excellent explainer of LLMs) Her Death From Dengue May Signal That the Disease Is Here to Stay SlopShape: Identifying AI-Generated Commercial Web Content Ecology and spread of the North American H5N1 epizootic The Arms … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Silicon Valley promises AI will cure disease. Drugmaker CEOs aren’t buying it. A Physicist at Israel’s Weizmann Institute Is Manipulating Light to Make Objects Invisible How Earth Lost a Billion Years of Its History Some Parts … Continue reading →