I Think This Explains Many, Many Things
According to an AP-AOL poll, 25% of Americans think Jesus will return next year.
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Mike the Mad Biologist
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Mad rantings about politics, evolution, and microbiology. Comment policy: say what you want, but back it up with an email address. I don't like anonymous trolls.
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- Who Will Be the Fall Guy for TEH SWINEY FLOO!!!?
- Obama's Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Is Not Hopey or Changey
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- What Is Driving the College Tuition Bubble?
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- Sunday Sermon: It's the Humanism, Not the Secularism That Really Bothers the Theopolitical Right
- Abstinence-Only 'Education' Withering
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December 31, 2006
I'm Slowly Edging Towards John Edwards
Finally, there might be a Democrat who speaks my language about deficits and budgets.
Posted by Mike at 11:44 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Influenza: What If We Had a Sept. 11th Every Month and Nobody Cared?
I've been called out by Michael Fumento regarding a post about avian influenza. While I'm putting that together, I thought it would be a good opportunity to revisit some previous posts about influenza.
Posted by Mike at 10:39 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 30, 2006
So This Is What 'Theistic Geology' Looks Like
You might not know this, but, due to pressure from Republicans beholden to theological conservatives, park rangers at the Grand Canyon are not allowed to discuss how old the Grand Canyon is. Really. I'm not making this up.
Posted by Mike at 11:48 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 29, 2006
Global Warming? The Trees Say Yes.
A recent report by the National Arbor Day Foundation vividly describes the dramatic increase in average annual winter temperature throughout the U.S.
Posted by Mike at 3:01 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
'Democratic' Theological Conservatives: Struggling With Literalism?
After reading this article about Democratic consultant Mara Vanderslice whose speciality is outreach to "theological conservatives", my head was about to explode. Thankfully...
Posted by Mike at 10:10 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 28, 2006
I See Stupid People: the David Broder Edition
My grandmother used to say that if you didn't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. She did not say, "You should lie and make stuff up." Which leads us to one of David Broder's most inexplicable columns yet.
Posted by Mike at 6:23 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Deval Patrick Restores Budget Cuts...
and decides that Massachusetts shouldn't be Mississippi. A couple of months ago, Republican Mitt Romney engaged in financial chicanery to cut social spending, including vaccination programs and programs that assist the mentally disabled.
Posted by Mike at 11:16 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 27, 2006
Infection, Obesity, and Smoking
Thankfully for the readers, most of the scientific literature I read doesn't make it into this blog. But one paper about a comparative drug trial had some very interesting results. In short, obesity and smoking are significant risk factors for post-operative infections.
Posted by Mike at 7:46 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 26, 2006
MRSA and VRSA
From the archives, I'm reposting this article about MRSA and VRSA. I've made some changes because the science and medical practice have changed.
Posted by Mike at 8:02 PM • 29 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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