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Mad rantings about politics, evolution, and microbiology
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July 31, 2007
The earth is not flat, evolution by natural selection and genetic drift happened (and happens), andvaccination against deadly and debilitating childhood diseases saves thousands of lives.
Posted by Mike at 6:03 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
By way of Brad DeLong, I came across a post by Tyler Cowen that discusses 'fast track' article review, which sounds a lot like writing grant proposals.
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July 30, 2007
I've called those movement conservatives who think that successful policy execution--in peace or war--is about "will", as opposed to, let's say, execution, Peter Pan conservatives. Atrios has a very good explanation of why they believe so strongly in will--their own personal experience.
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Romney has been so good for Massachusetts. Imagine what he can do for the country.
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July 29, 2007
Category: Lotsa Links
Here are your links. Science goes firstest.
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Category: Humor
While I was away, I posted a picture that I called "LOLGeenomz!!" One comment was so brilliant that it deserves its own picture.
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Thomas Bewick is best known as the eighteenth century's premier woodcut engraver and ornithologist. However, he was also a passionate political activist, who had seen what war did to his country and his fellow citizens' liberties.
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July 28, 2007
Category: Humor
Amanda has a very interesting discussion of why Oscar the Cat of Doom--the cat that sees soon-to-be-dead people--can do so. However, the Mad Biologist has an alternative hypothesis.
Posted by Mike at 10:54 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 26, 2007
I don't mean that as snark. It's a serious question. 100 years ago, would towns and small cities have been viewed as "the great American socioeconomic achievement", simply because that's where many relatively well-off Americans lived?
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July 25, 2007
Category: Framing
It isn't always the message, sometimes it's the medium. Or the media actually. Framing only goes so far. Often, getting your message out there comes down to schmoozing, intimidation, and hard work. This applies to politics and science.
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