Category Archives: Funding

Austerioeroticism and COVID-19 Are Not a Good Combination

Posted on March 2, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

This Bloomberg article about COVID-19 shows how traditional concerns and mannerisms over deficit spending are going to get more people sick than otherwise could be (boldface mine): The White House said late Monday it had asked Congress for $2.5 billion … Continue reading →

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Some People See Things as They Are and Ask, “Why?” Others Dream of Things that Never Were, and Ask…

Posted on December 2, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…do they violate PAYGO spending caps? The obsession with deficits by our radical centrist political press corps and by too much of the Democratic Party is going to get us all killed. Or at least very miserable (boldface mine): When … Continue reading →

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The Hard Part Of The Green New Deal Isn’t Paying For It

Posted on March 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

That’s the easy part. Much of the criticism of the Green New Deal (GND) has involved bleating about how will pay for it, often using ridiculous estimates. Well, we’ll pay for it the same way we pay for all of … Continue reading →

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Once Again, The Trump Administration Takes The Ax To Science Funding

Posted on March 12, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s a day that ends with “-y”, so you know the Trump Administration will propose something horrible. Today, it’s massive cuts in the discretionary budget–which includes science (boldface mine): The deficit would also persist despite the administration’s plans for steep … Continue reading →

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Our Scientific Infrastructure Is Not Robust: The Entomology Edition

Posted on February 20, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Many moons ago, some asshole with a blog noted the following about our scientific 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 … Continue reading →

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In Public Health, Defending The Status Quo Isn’t Good Enough

Posted on February 7, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Public health programs, which is to say their funding, are under assault by Il Trumpe and the Republicans (WORST BAND NAME EVAR). Recently, they announced they would cut programs that track and combat infectious disease in other countries–for those of … Continue reading →

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Getting Graduate Student Labor Right And Overheads Wrong

Posted on December 1, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s a very good op-ed about why universities charge tuition to Ph.D. students at all (boldface mine): It’s not the norm for PhD students to pay any tuition. Where I’m in graduate school, at Yale, the billing and payment for … Continue reading →

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Yes, We Have A STEM Glut

Posted on November 7, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

The NY Times catches up to what scientists, especially biologists, have been saying for years (and years, and years, and years, and years, and years, and years, and years, and years, and years, and years, and years, and years, and … Continue reading →

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The Fragility Of Scientific Infrastructure

Posted on September 26, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

While the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico must be the primary concern, it also reminds us that scientific infrastructure, despite what is commonly depicted in movies and on the dangblasted teevee machine, is far more fragile than we realize … Continue reading →

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Sort Of Good News For NIH

Posted on July 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

So the Republican-controlled House is pretty much telling Il Trumpe et alia they’re not happy with his proposed NIH budget (boldface mine): In a bill released this week, lawmakers in the US House of Representatives are seeking a 3 percent … Continue reading →

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