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October 31, 2007

One More Reason Why Conservapedia Is Really Silly

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Is Conservapedia trying to destroy what culture the U.S. does possess?

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The Best Halloween Display EVAH!

Category: WhatEVAH!

Well, I don't know if it's the best, but it's pretty damn cool.

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FOX TV Misinformation About MRSA

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FOX TV: doing its part to make the MRSA problem even worse.

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October 30, 2007

Poll Shows That 24 Percent of Americans Are F-cking Morons

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Either one shouldn't take polls or 24 percent of the American public seriously.

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October 29, 2007

Paul Krugman Slams Obama About Social Security...

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...so I don't have to.

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The Republican War on Modeling

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The Bush White House correctly recognizes that if you admit that some modeling is reliable and useful, then you start down a slippery slope of other models, and the next thing you know, you have an IPCC report or something.

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October 28, 2007

Some Sunday Links

Category: Lotsa Links

Here are some weekend links for you.

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Not Every Place Is for Sale

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The MBTA has decided that government-sponsored noise pollution is a bad idea.

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Being Imprecise About the Details of Catastrophe...

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...doesn't invalidate the person making the prediction.

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October 27, 2007

It's Not Called Management, It's Called Lying

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Welcome to the world of Potemkin press conferences: FEMA held a press conference...with itself.

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October 26, 2007

What the Hell Does This Have to Do with S-CHIP?

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What does abortion have to do with healthcare for children?

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Dog Bites Man: Bush White House Censors CDC Report

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I know: who could possibly think that the Bush administration would censor a report on the effects of global warming.

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October 25, 2007

Staphylococcus aureus: Don't Pick Your Nose!

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The science of nose picking. Really.

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October 24, 2007

I, for One, Welcome Our Rampaging Turkey Overlords

Category: Aves

Gangs of marauding turkeys are taking over Boston. Or something. Whither American freedom?

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October 23, 2007

Maha Speak (About Conservatism)-You Listen!

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I think Maha just might have come up with the high-end talking point for 2008.

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What Is Obama Thinking?

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Why on earth would he court virulent anti-gay bigots?

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Antibiotic Resistance Is a Breakdown of Infection Control

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One of the hidden stories in the rise in the frequency of antibiotic resistant bacterial strains is that this has also been accompanied by an absolute increase in the number of infections.

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October 22, 2007

Some Other Minor Non-Economists

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Keynes and Galbraith? What the hell is Donald Kennedy talking about?

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How to Create a Healthcare System That Kills People

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One of the most ridiculous ideas to come down the pike is the notion that most people, who are woefully ignorant of medicine and biology will actually make intelligent decisions regarding their own healthcare. When it comes to your health, training and expertise matter.

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October 21, 2007

Some Sunday Links

Category: Lotsa Links

Now that I've recovered from my seminar and accompanying cold, here are some links for you.

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Christian Conscientious Objectors

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Get ready for the latest source of conservative rage: a soldier who became religious and decided he couldn't fight in Iraq anymore.

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October 20, 2007

The 'Religious Right': Cynics for Jesus

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The real Patrick Henry College political credo: "I don't have a problem manipulating them to get them to do what I need them to do."

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Are Democrats the Party of Corporate America?

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Who will represent corporate America? They're definitely not going to 'opt out' of the political process. That leaves the Democrats.

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October 19, 2007

A Creationist Spills the Beans

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he president of Patrick Henry College accidentally divulged his strategy to get young earth creationism in the public schools.

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October 18, 2007

One Explanation for All the Gibberish: The Noah Principle

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Why the traditional news media increasingly speak stupidly.

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Markets, Mutation, and Mathematics: Why Evolution Is Counter-Intuitive

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The counter-intuitiveness of natural selection is a big reason why people find evolution difficult to comprehend. But so is the natural history

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October 17, 2007

"Don't Veto Me"

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I like this ad about S-CHIP

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Staph Deaths Exceed AIDS Deaths in U.S.

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Two studies have bad news about staph infections. They're increasing--rapidly. And the antibiotic resistance problem doesn't just mean harder-to-treat infections, but more infections overall.

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October 16, 2007

No Doubt They're Phony Soldiers Too

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Twelve U.S. Army captains summarize where we are in Iraq.

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Framing, Evolution, and Power

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Once again, the science framing wars have flared up. While we're arguing over framing evolution, the right is using government tax dollars to train cadres through all sorts of faith-based programs. We need less framing and more lobbying.

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October 15, 2007

The Economics of Reigning in Hell

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maha lays out what the consequences of an extraction-based economy--one that exploits humans--are.

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Robobugs: Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean...

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...they're after you? Are we being spied upon by bug-like robots?

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October 14, 2007

Some Sunday Links

Category: Bloggity Blog

It finally feels like Fall. Here are some links for you. First, evil, non-creationist science.

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The War on Science from the Inside

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The former co-chair of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee describes what Bush has done to the future of U.S. science--replace critical thinking with worker drones.

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October 13, 2007

MBTA Commercializes the Air and Emergency Preparedness

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The government is supposed to protect us from noise pollution, not encourage it.

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October 12, 2007

Vote for Shelley!

Category: Bloggity Blog

It will piss off a scientific publisher.

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I Get Letters About Bush Dogs

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No, not the cute furry ones. The Democrats who vote against Democrats on S-CHIP.

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Why I Don't Talk About Religion Much

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I spill the beans.

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October 11, 2007

Ann Coulter Calls for the Spiritual Annihilation of American Jewry

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Calling for the spiritual annihilation of Jews is not 'love' or "perfection", it is eliminationism with a smile.

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LOL Covert Ops?

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It's bad enough that a plane which previously made non-stop flights from the continental U.S. to Guantanamo Bay crashed with tons of cocaine aboard. What's even more ridiculous is the 'cover' story.

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October 10, 2007

Hatred Can't Be Contained

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Why is anyone surprised that the Republicans unleashed their bile at a twelve year-old boy over the funding of S-CHIP? Hatred is the Republican base.

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Bush Administration Destroys Another Intelligence Operation

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As if outing Valerie Plame, whose primary task was to monitor and contain WMD proliferation in the Middle East--including Iran, wasn't bad enough, the Bush Administration destroyed another intelligence gathering operation for political gain.

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October 9, 2007

Love of Country Versus Friday Night Cheerleading

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How can one claim to love America when one despises so many Americans?

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Bush Administration Used Taliban's Weapons Dealer as Subcontractor

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What's one more criminal in the mix, anyway?

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October 8, 2007

Bush to City's Children: Drop Dead

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ScienceBlogling Mike Dunford describes why a family making $83,000 per year needs S-CHIP despite Little Lord Pontchartrain's claims to the contrary.

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Why Senator Clinton's Electability Issue Is (Partially) Her Fault

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The narrative Senator Clinton has constructed has too much Slick and very little Willie.

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A Pithy Answer to David Brooks Question of Whither Conservatism

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Former Bush supporter and conservative John Cole has a pithy answer.

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October 7, 2007

Some Sunday Links

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Merry Columbus Day! Here are some links.

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Bush, Cheney, and the Rest: Greatest Generation?

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Not exactly. We don't interrogate prisoners like we used to.

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Giant Jellyfish of Doom!

Category: Coelenterata

First, brain sucking amobae. Now, humongous jellyfish.

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October 6, 2007

The War on Menstruation

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Amanda Marcotte shows us how to create an anti-menstruation movement.

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October 5, 2007

Senator Clinton Supports Science: Welcome to the Coalition of the Sane

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I guess we should be glad that Senator Clinton has a plan to end the Republican War on Science.

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October 4, 2007

Abstinence-Only Sex Education: Knife at the Throat of the Enlightenment

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But drifty says it better.

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Waldman Asks What's the Matter with Iowa (Primaries)

Category: Voting

Iowans: no smarter or dumber than the rest of us. So why do they get to choose all the presidents?

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Maha Speaks (About Burma)...

Category: Burma

...and you listen. Why the West won't do anything significant to help the 'saffron' revolution.

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The Environmental Cost of Parking

Category: Urban Planning

So much wasted space...on parking.

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October 3, 2007

Why Do Republicans Like Cracked in the Head Candidates?

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I would almost like it better if he cheated on his wife.

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Buy Kids Science Stuff: The Mad Biologist's 2007 DonorsChoose Challenge

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This year, once again, we ScienceBloggers are raising money to buy equipment for science classrooms. Here's what I've put into my challenge

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October 2, 2007

That's What This Blog Is All About

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According Technorati, anyway.

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Giardia: Suck on It, ID Creationists!

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Either yeast or Giardia are not intelligently designed.

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October 1, 2007

Airport Security and Insulin Pumps

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It appears that Logan airport security overreacted a little. What are your experiences with medical devices and airport security?

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Wash Your Damn Hands, Part I Can't Count That High (Again)

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We're getting worse at washing our hands. And guys, your penis is a loaded weapon--in a bad way.

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