Category Archives: Booze

The Problem Kavanaugh Faces After His Thursday Testimony

Posted on September 28, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

All hail the women on the left. The problem Kavanaugh faces is this: To believe Kavanaugh, GenXers who went to college in the 1980s have to completely ignore their own experiences. Colleges, especially the elite ones, were permeated with a … Continue reading →

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Good Advice

Posted on October 8, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 18th Street, Adams-Morgan, D.C., outside of Bourbon:

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Heard It Through the Grapevine: More Scientific Infrastructure Problems

Posted on February 10, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Our usual plaint about the state of research infrastructure: One of the ridiculous things about many depictions of science in TV and movies is the notion that there’s this huge infrastructure: shiny labs (which are always neat and spacious), high-tech … Continue reading →

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Comfort, Denied

Posted on November 5, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on River Street, Beacon Hill, Boston:

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House GOP, You’re Drunk–And That’s Neither Hyperbole Nor A Joke

Posted on October 2, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

We noticed this from an interview with Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson (boldface mine): In a Tuesday interview, Rep. Alan Grayson charged that Republican House members have been literally intoxicated while casting votes on the continuing resolutions that set the stage … Continue reading →

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An Alternative Explanation for the Prediliction of the Comfortable (and Wealthy) to Binge Drink: It’s (Economic) Class, Stupid

Posted on January 29, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks ago, the CDC released a report about binge drinking, where binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks in one sitting. But, on The Atlantic’s website, a bar owner (for fuck’s sake, consider the … Continue reading →

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I Suppose This Is Worth Substantiating, But Is Anyone Surprised?

Posted on September 24, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

This PLoS Medicine article came across the transom, with the following summary: These findings indicate that, in Finland, living alone is associated with an increased risk of alcohol-related mortality. Because of the study design, it is impossible to say whether … Continue reading →

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