Links 8/23/11

By mikethemadbiologist on August 23, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

Warning: Killer fungi could run amok again
Republicans and Democrats Differ on Evolution
Sewage Treatment, Coral Disease, and Koch's Postulates
Racial Disparity in NIH Grants: Priority Scores

Other:

The Purpose-Driven Lie
Two bad polls for Obama (liberal blogs and the Cassandra complex)
Krugman and the Firebaggers: Hippie Punching Department
Print vs. Online: The ways in which old-fashioned newspapers still trump online newspapers.
What the U.S. Can Learn from the Dutch About Teen Sex
Rick Perry's 'Texas Miracle' consisted of 125,000 new government jobs
Taxing Capital Gains at Ordinary Rates: Evidence Says Do It...So Does Buffet (Buffet would be an awful Treasury Secretary, but Bernstein's larger point is valid)
A Public Servant, Blogging and Tweeting Under His Own Name, Has Been Silenced By His Employers
No-sided bench returns to Jamaica Pond

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Links 8/29/11

Not much of a storm, at least in Boston. Let's celebrate with some links. Science: Teh Wimminz in Academia Thingy Again Racial Disparity in NIH Grants: Solutions from Your Humble Narrator Worst Excuse Ever (to not disclose ties to pharma companies. For Intelligent Designer's sake NIH, even…

Links 8/19/11

Links for you. Science: Texas Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe Responds To Rick Perry What Will You Earn With a Ph.D.? Pig-Size South American Rodent Spotted in Central California Can Math Beat Financial Markets? Other: Paul, its time to update your textbook (wonky, but must-read) Rick Perry for…

Presidential candidates: "Screw science! I wanna talk about PIXIES!"

You all remember ScienceDebate2008? You all remember how all the idiots running for President turned it down? They were 'too busy' or 'washing their hair' or something? Amazingly, both Obama and Johnny found the time to participate in this crap-fest: The Rev. Rick Warren, author of the best-…

Links 8/17/11

Links for you. Science: Breast Cancer Awareness Marketing has a Pink Problem Homosexual zebra finches form long-term bond Here's what it actually costs to run a university science lab What Does It Cost to Run a Small College Lab? Other: Krugman Taken to the Modern Money Cleaners "Almost treasonous…

More sickening news (Crossposted from Pharyngula)

"New York Attorney General Kicked Off Government Group Leading Foreclosure Probe" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/new-york-attorney-general-eric…
.....aaand another principled Democrat gets thrown under the bus.

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