Viral Lazaruses?
Or is it Lazarai? Either way, The New Yorker has an interesting article about recreating extinct retroviruses.
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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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November 30, 2007
November 29, 2007
Maybe All That Blogging Has an Effect After All?
The traditional media might not like blogs, but they're starting to have to listen to them--because they're potential customers.
Posted by Mike at 11:02 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 28, 2007
What Makes U.S. Graduate Education Very Good?
Is competition what makes U.S. doctoral programs excel? Or buckets of money?
Posted by Mike at 11:02 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 27, 2007
Should I Cancel My Times Subscription?
I've considering canceling my New York Times subscription. Here are the pros and cons.
Posted by Mike at 11:02 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 26, 2007
Marriage Versus Servitude
Category: Feminism
A new divorce policy in Japan highlights the different outcomes when women are not dependent on men but interdependent with them. It's scaring the hell out of Japanese men.
Posted by Mike at 3:59 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The True Face of Creationism: The Real Controversy
I've written about creationist and convicted felon Kent Hovind's idiocy. But I had forgotten another aspect of Hovind--his ties to white supremacist groups.
Posted by Mike at 11:02 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 25, 2007
Our Turkey Overlords Are on the March!
A while back, I posted about the full out assault by demonic flocks of turkeys on the good city of Boston. Now, I have personally witnessed the horror up close.
Posted by Mike at 11:28 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 24, 2007
The Politics of Water Consumption
Tom Engelhardt asks the question I've wondered about Atlanta's drought: what happens if there literally is no water?
Posted by Mike at 11:29 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 23, 2007
This Is No Way to Choose a President...
While I'm not a believer in the idea that a different political voting process would yield dramatically better governance, the Iowa caucus procedure is so stupid that I'm willing to make an exception.
Posted by Mike at 11:17 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 22, 2007
I'm Thankful for All of the Donors Choose Participants
Category: Basic Human Decency
I thought today would be a good to thank of you who were able to donate to my Donors Choose challenge.
Posted by Mike at 11:19 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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