Mike the Mad Biologist
Archives for August, 2007
Romney Gives a Reason to Not Vote Republican
Posted by Mike on August 31, 2007 A well-developed sense of irony can be a very useful thing to a politician. From Paul Krugman:
Some Helpful Advice for Boston Tourists
Posted by Mike on August 31, 2007 Even though it’s nearing the end of the tourist season, I was inspired by a letter to Boston’s Weekly Dig, and thought some advice for out-of-town visitors would be helpful. First, the letter:
Civil Unions: Let’s Party Like It’s 1399?
Posted by Mike on August 30, 2007 Via LiveScience comes this interesting story about gay relationships during medieval times (italics mine):
The Levee Broke
Posted by Mike on August 30, 2007 For me, the moment I discovered that the New Orleans levees had catastrophically failed is one of those moments that I will never forget. The night before (Aug. 29th), I went to bed a little after midnight, thinking that New Orleans had survived the worst of Katrina, and that the city’s luck had held.
Four Words That Distinguish Liberals from Conservatives
Posted by Mike on August 30, 2007 No, “I think I’m pregnant” is a universal constant. The four words are “It can be better.” Recently, maha and I have written some posts about conservatism. I’ve also finished reading Joe Bageant’s Deer Hunting with Jesus which is an excellent natural history of Southern conservatives (note: I grew up about 60 miles from Bageant’s…
The Hypocrisy of the Sen. Craig Scandal
Posted by Mike on August 29, 2007 No, not Senator Craig’s hypocrisy. The conservative commentariat’s. Glenn Greenwald beats me to the punch (italics mine):
Message to Senator Larry Craig
Posted by Mike on August 29, 2007 (from here) I think he needs to hear this.
eigenFACTOR: Lots of Shiny New Buttons to Push!
Posted by Mike on August 29, 2007 A while ago, I posted about eigenFACTOR, a bioinformatics tool that can be used to calculate the relative impact of scientific journals. Well, the eigenFACTORials have developed a whole buncha new stuff you can do with the program:
Beware the Icky Algae
Posted by Mike on August 28, 2007 This is all Massachusetts needs–an invasion of rock snot:
The Ontological Impossibility of Conservative Governance…
Posted by Mike on August 28, 2007 …and why most scientists oppose the Bush administration. In a post about hurricane Katrina, Rick Perlstein writes (bold original, italics mine):