Mike the Mad Biologist
Archives for October, 2008
About That Fruit Fly Research…
Posted by Mike on October 25, 2008 …it’s applied research. As far as I can tell, the McCain campaign is referring to a study of olive fruit flies which are an agricultural pest. From the congressman who wrote the earmark:
A Tale of Two Polls
Posted by Mike on October 23, 2008 Consider the following:
Quote of the Day: Brad DeLong on Joe Klein’s Removal from the McCain Campaign Press Pool
Posted by Mike on October 23, 2008 Brad DeLong puts it very eloquently:
How a Lack of Regulation Led to the Collapse of AIG and Possible Bank Nationalization
Posted by Mike on October 23, 2008 I’ve found a good post that does a very good job of laying out some of the long range and immediate factors that lead to our current economic woes. David Paul lays out how credit default swaps (CDS’s) lead to the collapse of AIG (italics mine):
Bachmann Ditched by RNCC
Posted by Mike on October 23, 2008 The National Republican Congressional Committee is pulling its ad support for Michelle Bachmann (italics mine):
The Ghosts of Tulsa and Rosewood and the Potential for Post-Election Violence
Posted by Mike on October 22, 2008 Apparently, Digby and I are thinking the same thing. In a response to this post about the anti-Obama bear killing, I wrote that I was worried about violence against Obama supporters.
McClatchy Bureau Chief Attacks Compulsive Centrist Disorder
Posted by Mike on October 22, 2008 McClatchy Washington bureau chief John Walcott recently received the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. While doing so, he called out Compulsive Centrist Disorder. Walcott’s remarks:
DCCC Lowers the Boom on Bachmann
Posted by Mike on October 21, 2008 …and the internetz should get the credit. From thereisnospoon:
One Way to Limit the Number of NIH Grant Revisions: More Scientific Leadership from NIH
Posted by Mike on October 21, 2008 More specifically, I think more of the NIH budget needs to be much more focused and targeted, and less researcher driven. In a post about NIH proposal revisions (i.e., resubmissions after a proposal has been rejected and critiqued), ScienceBlogling DrugMonkey writes (italics original):
First, Sociopaths Kill Animals, Then…
Posted by Mike on October 20, 2008 …people. A chilling story from Cullowhee, NC: