Category Archives: Experts

Blogging and Communicating Science

Posted on May 5, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but something Huntington Willard said in that blogging article in Cell about how senior scientists have been trained to communicate science got me thinking.
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Posted in Creationism, Education, Evolution, Experts, The War on Science | 6 Comments

NARMS Public Hearing

Posted on April 10, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve mentioned the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) before. Today, I’ll be attending the NARMS public hearing.
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Posted in Agriculture, Antibiotics, E. coli, Ecology, Environment, Evolution, Experts, Microbiology, Public Health | 1 Comment

The Evolution of My Opposition to Creationism

Posted on March 20, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

In response to my latest post about Michael Egnor, I received a couple of comments lamenting my intemperance towards Egnor. Below is the long version, but Mark sums up the short version quite nicely.
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Posted in Creationism, Evolution, Experts, Fucking Morons | 20 Comments

Amateurs Do Strategy and Tactics…

Posted on January 6, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…while professionals do logistics. There’s a fascinating interview with Wesley Clark where he discusses the lessons of Hurricane Katrina.
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Posted in Conservatives, Experts, Fucking Morons | 9 Comments

A Great Description of Science

Posted on December 16, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

While the Republican War on Science isn’t doing as well as it once was, there still is too much politicization of scienctific results. Commenting on a BBC article about the UCS statement about scientific integrity, Jim at TeachtheFacts.org gives an excellent description of science
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Posted in Conservatives, Experts, The War on Science | 6 Comments

Will Political Appointees at FDA Overrule a Panel of Experts and Increase Cefepime Resistance?

Posted on November 16, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

A few weeks ago, an FDA expert panel by a vote of 6-4 decided against the approval of the use of the antibiotic cefquinome in cattle. Unfortunately, I’ve heard through the grapevine that the political appointees at the FDA plan to overrule the expert panel and approve the use of cefquinome. The chairman of the panel is under pressure to alter the panel’s findings, and the FDA has not posted the minutes of the meeting, which is apparently required by law.
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Posted in Antibiotics, E. coli, Ecology, Evolution, Experts, Fucking Morons, Microbiology, Public Health, The War on Science | 1 Comment

Can There Even Be Political Discourse?

Posted on November 6, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

This week’s Carnival of Liberals, hosted by Philosophy, et cetera, asks contributors to submit posts that “assess the state of political discourse, or the question of how politics should be conducted.” So, let’s talk about that state of political discourse.
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Posted in Democrats, Experts, Progressives, Public Health | 1 Comment

A Stunning Success for Faith-Based Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Efforts

Posted on November 3, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Is there anything the Republicans won’t fuck up by politicizing it?
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One Reason Why I Blog

Posted on October 20, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

A friend asked today, “Why is there no one seriously critiquing the Gates Foundation’s priorities?” Given the influence that “Gates” has on the setting of public health priorities, as well as the massive sums spent, these priorities need to be critically examined.
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Posted in Bloggity Blog, Economics, Experts, Public Health | 8 Comments

Microbiologists Overwhelmingly Oppose Bioterrorism Funding

Posted on September 25, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Most microbiologists, you know, the experts , are not very thrilled with the emphasis being placed on bioterrorism. Inspired by Tara’s post on the Bioshield initiative, I’m reposting this from the old site.
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