1. mikethemadbiologist
  2. Thursday Links

Thursday Links

By mikethemadbiologist on February 18, 2010.

It appears that the season known as Schlump has arrived. Time for links. Science:

Sex, science and statistics
Energy-Efficient Lighting Made Without Mercury
Our world may be a giant hologram
Be a Beetle Rancher!
Fixing journalism

Other:

Stimulating Hypocrisy: 111 Lawmakers Block Recovery While Taking Credit For Its Success
Let The Women Jump
You Are Not A Bad Person And You're Not Doing It Wrong
If you don't like a catch-22, you shouldn't go around being female
The Media's Billion Dollar Ad for Evan Bayh
What Will Make People Trust Goverment Again?
David Brooks Goes for Nobel in Victim Blaming
Democrats Target Stimulus Critics Who Sought Funds: Some Republicans Who Slammed $787 Billion Program Also Sought Funds for Projects in Their Districts, Letters Show
The Budget Deficit Crisis Puzzle
Evan Bayh: An ordinary politician
All you ever wanted to know about the research on health insurance and health -- and more
The Rape of American Prisoners

Tags
Lotsa Links

More like this

If I shouldn't say they're anti-science, what should I call it?
Matt "Framing Science" Nisbet has some more advice for scientists on things we shouldn't be saying: Another frame to avoid is the same type of "war on science" and "restoring science to its rightful place" rhetoric that was used on the campaign trail and in the early days of Obama's…
Stimulus Bill Moves America Closer to Practicing Evidence-Based Medicine
As part of the stimulus package passed by Congress last Friday (H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), the US will be ramping up efforts to encourage evidence-based medicine. This is a very good thing. Specifically (from The New York Times): The $787 billion economic stimulus…
Bush responds to my plea to shore up the infrastructure
After our recent rant on the necessity of supporting the public health and social services infrastructure instead of cutting taxes, President Bush has replied. He is cutting the infrastructure: President Bush's $3 trillion budget for next year slashes mental health funding and rural health care…
Obama is the Worst Thing to Happen to Progressives Since Reagan
I will not be actively supporting Obama's reelection next year. I will not donate money to his campaign. I will not even put a sign on my lawn. In the end I will vote for him, but only because to do otherwise would be to reward the Republicans for their appalling and unpatriotic behavior over…