Category Archives: The War on Science

The War on Science Marches Onward (Is the Administration Serious About Governance?)

Posted on July 12, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Less hope, more doing your job.
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Mixed Thoughts About “Do Scientists Understand the Public?”

Posted on July 7, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s not a bad report, but doesn’t really seem useful for dealing with the tough issues.
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Posted in Creationism, Evolution, The War on Science | 9 Comments

Lack of Power, Not Communication by Scientists, Is the Key Problem

Posted on July 1, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Ideas with power behind them gain far more traction.
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Posted in Framing, News Media, The War on Science | 6 Comments

On Car Insurance and Public Health Programs: The Swine Flu Edition

Posted on June 10, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Shamefully, the British Medical Journal embraced conspiracy theory crapola about pandemic influenza precautions.
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Influenza, Public Health, The War on Science, Vaccination | 4 Comments

Republicans Tank Science COMPETES Bill with Bogus Anti-Porn Clause

Posted on May 14, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Killing the COMPETES Act with a poison porn pill.
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Posted in Conservatives, NSF, Pig Screwer, The War on Science | 6 Comments

Re the VA AG’s War on Science: Should Grant Reviewers Consider This?

Posted on May 3, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Should the potential for political interference be included when considering the research environment?
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Funding, Global Warming, Microbiome, The War on Science | 12 Comments

Hannity and Carlson’s War on Entomology

Posted on March 16, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s nothing more than Palinist politics of the blood, with scientists cast in the role of the ‘unreal’ Americans.
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Posted in Conservatives, Funding, Insects, NSF, The War on Science | 11 Comments

Obama to CDC Efforts in Antimicrobial Resistance: Drop Dead

Posted on February 8, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

The Obama Administration has decided to massively cut the funding for the CDC’s antimicrobial resistance and vaccination efforts. I thought this was the kind of anti-science bullshit that the Bush Administration did.
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Posted in Antibiotics, CDC, Fucking Morons, Funding, KPC, The War on Science | 8 Comments

Why I Am Voting for Martha Coakley

Posted on January 18, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Brown is horrid–do we really need another ideologically crazed movement conservative blow-dried haircut? So vote Coakley, even if she did run a horrible campaign. And remember: Republicans don’t fund science very well either.
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Posted in Democrats, Funding, NIH, NSF, The War on Science, Voting | 7 Comments

A Question for Mooney: Where Were the Professional Communicators? (Stop Blaming the Victim)

Posted on January 3, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Needed: new incentives.
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Posted in Creationism, Global Warming, The War on Science | 14 Comments