Category Archives: WhatEVAH!

Dear Weather Channel, Could You Explain This Graphic

Posted on January 29, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

I appreciate the value of optimistic weather forecasters, as opposed to the usual doom-and-gloom types, but this seems a little too far in the other direction.
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Posted in Humor, WhatEVAH! | 5 Comments

In a Time of Ten Percent U3 Unemployment, This Is the Most Important Economics Paper Ever

Posted on January 24, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Or not.
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Posted in Economics, WhatEVAH! | 5 Comments

When Frodo Meets Jesus? Welcome to Rivendell Sanctuary

Posted on January 20, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

The intersection between Christianity and Hobbitry.
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Posted in Education, The War on Science, WhatEVAH! | 3 Comments

Crazy Group Proclaims World Will End May 21…

Posted on January 5, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

…and there’s another important date right around then. Plan accordingly.
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Posted in We're Really Fucked, WhatEVAH! | 9 Comments

I Think I Broke the Text Analysis Machine

Posted on October 17, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

I have a reputation to uphold.
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Posted in WhatEVAH! | 4 Comments

What’s Going on with the Explosion of Hotel Bed Pillows?

Posted on September 4, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Let no one say that the Mad Biologist doesn’t address the pressing issues of the day.
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Posted in WhatEVAH! | 15 Comments

The Anthropology of Subway Riders

Posted on August 4, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Don’t forget the surfers.
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Posted in Humor, Transportation, WhatEVAH! | 7 Comments

C Is for Cookie, but Is It Good Enough for Delayed Gratification and Linear Regression?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Doubts about the significance of the cookie experiment. It’s not necessarily good enough for me.
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Posted in IQ, Statistics, WhatEVAH! | 3 Comments

Zombie Banks Are Still a Problem

Posted on July 1, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

We need op-ed pieces castigating scientists for their failure to reach out to the zombie banker community.
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Posted in Humor, WhatEVAH!, Zombies | 4 Comments

Lula in the Laboratory: How a Phage Has Contaminated Many E. coli Lab Strains

Posted on June 23, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

“Hi, my name is Lula. I’ll be your laboratory contaminant.”
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Posted in E. coli, Microbiology, Viruses, WhatEVAH! | 4 Comments