Lotsa Links
mikethemadbiologist | November 16, 2010Cloudy, gray. Maybe some links will help? Science:
The likelihood of pollen from GE cotton causing harm to the environment is about as likely as a poodle escaping into the wildEmpiric antibiotics in the ICUStudy shows reusable bags contain high levels of lead content
Other:
Money and the Midterms: Are the Parties Over? Interview with Thomas FergusonStraight Talk In Troubled Times2 Dems claim Arianna Huffington stole website idea (Considering Peter Daou is one of the plaintiffs, this could get very interesting)TSA Backlash weekSchools missing mark on MCAS (it seems impossible to expect all…
mikethemadbiologist | November 15, 2010Just another Manic Monday. Links for you. Science:
Time Warp: Recent right-wing rejections of Einstein's theory of relativity echo Nazi dismissals of what they called 'Jewish Physics' (they're not attacking science, they're just trying to defend their culture space)JuicedSerious Fun With Numbers: We're drowning in data, but few reporters know how to use them (you could also hire some scientists who know how to do this. Just saying)What It's Like to Live in a Science Museum for a Month
Other:
Jewish Leaders Take Beck to Task for Creepy Soros Accusation: Scurrilous, Grotesque, MonstrousMoral…
mikethemadbiologist | November 14, 2010Yesterday, it was 62 F. In Boston. In mid-November. Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Obesity behaves like a contagious disease agent30,000 people is not actually that many peopleThe world's best underwater photographs 2010
Other:
My Application for Peter ThielTragedy of the technocratsSecond, somewhat positive thoughts about the Catfood CommissionErskine Bowles, Morgan Stanley, and the Deficit CommissionFix The Economy
mikethemadbiologist | November 12, 2010Links for you. Science:
Obfuscatory Vaccination MathNew Statistical Model Moves Human Evolution Back Three Million YearsTwinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds
Other:
Segregation: The Invisible Elephant in the Foreclosure DebateThis Is How Michael Caine SpeaksCan liberalism save capitalism from conservatism?Analyzing crazy beliefsAlso, Too, And Such (anyone who lives in a city will agree wholeheartedly)Faith-Based EconomicsThe great education/jobs deceptionWhat If ? HOLC
mikethemadbiologist | November 11, 2010It's Veterans Day. Here are some links. Science:
The American SystemHumans aren't the only creatures that grow their own food. Leaf-cutter ants, trees, and even protists do it tooEnergy and science in America are in big, big trouble
Other:
Donovan McNabb, the Race Card and the Giving TreeBudget Deficits and Trade Deficits: NYT Reporters Do Not Understand National Income AccountingOlbermann Suspension is Lunacy (of course, this has nothing to do with ethics as traditionally understood, but corporate marketing)MarkZism: What's Not To Love?The New Religion for America's Jews: Israel
mikethemadbiologist | November 10, 2010Links for you. Science:
An ID anniversary missedThe case against evidence: From fingerprints to high-tech CSI, forensic science plays a much smaller role than you would thinkGreat Migrations
Other:
Huzzah! Take That, Socialism!White House thinks it was the stimulus that killed them (so they're going to try to win election by not helping people?)Affordable Care and the ElectionDigg Patriots Censorship Part 2: The EvidenceWill Education Be a Bipartisan Issue in 2011?
mikethemadbiologist | November 9, 2010Still at a meeting. But I've got links. Science:
Vaccination, Confirmation Bias, and Knowing Your AudienceYes, please, let's have hearings on the evidence of climate change (a bit optimistic, but, if they happen, I hope this is how they play out)Bear versus Bison
Other:
Why a Soccer Momma for Obama Hung Up Her CleatsGeorge Takei gets medieval on this douchebagMusic Education in Public Schools: Benefits and ChallengesHow Obama Enables Rush: President Obama lowered taxes. Why doesn't the country know that? Rick Perlstein on how Rush Limbaugh helped mislead a nation--and why the Democrats let…
mikethemadbiologist | November 8, 2010I'm at a meeting today, but no reason not to give you some links:
No Half Steps, No Equivocation"Protest works. Just look at the proof"Nov. 2: The Death Knell of Corporate LiberalismHere We Go AgainShirts vs. skins (I, too, have wondered why people think Sestak is so much better than Specter: Specter actually pandered to Democrats, which is more than Sestak, who went back on his campaign promises, ever did)Nobody Cares About ProcessSkeptical at the spectacle: moderate American liberalism jumps the sharkAnother Mathom From The Time Closet *
mikethemadbiologist | November 7, 2010ScienceBlogs was screwed up earlier, but we're back in business. Have some free links--they're on the house. Science:
Climate change legislation didn't hurt DemocratsSame poop, different gut: For physicians and researchers alike, fecal transplants present an opportunity to gain insight into diseaseBeyond the Genome: Uncovering evolution's driving forces in the human genomeGetting a firm grasp on HIV control
Other:
All 95 Candidates Who Pledged Support For Net Neutrality Lost On TuesdayMeet Congresswoman-Elect Sandy Adams: Conspiracy-Theorist, Religious Extremist (don't forget the…
mikethemadbiologist | November 6, 2010It's Friday Saturday. Celebrate with some links. Science:
Alarm over "pig MRSA" -- but not in the USHeritability - what you get from your folksWhat Do We Want?
Other:
Boston schools at a crossroads (Harmon is right, but he needs to convince parents)How the Banks Put the Economy UnderwaterFlashback: How Donald Luskin Earned His Title (of World's Stupidest Person)Coming Boomer pension cuts: what impact on economy?Rattner's OverhaulThe Battle of Harris County: A firsthand look at early voting in Houston and allegations of voter intimidation
mikethemadbiologist | November 5, 2010Deep thought: Tom Brady changed his hair to look like Justin Bieber because he's going bald. Anyway, these links can't be any worse than that lead in. Science:
Evolution: The Curious Case of DogsHerding Firesheep in New York City
Other:
Parents' effort key to child's educational performancePaint it BlackerOn Wall Street: All Reward, No RiskYear-round school gains ground around U.S.The Big Lie About Social SecurityAmerica's war on teachersInsidious Force Threatens Military Morale
mikethemadbiologist | November 4, 2010Too many scientific meetings, not enough Mad Biologist. Still enough though for some links. Science:
The Devolution of Evolution: Why evolution and biosystematics courses must be included in all biomedical curricula."Gene-whiz" science strikes again: Researchers discover a liberal geneRaising Giant Insects to Unravel Ancient OxygenThe problem with graduate student training fellowships
Other:
The World Liberal Opportunists MadeIn which we betray our genderCome Saturday Morning: Why the Professional Right is Obsessed with Alinsky
Unclear on the concept: shouldn't we want LOWER housing prices…
mikethemadbiologist | November 3, 2010Hopefully, I'm somewhere in the vicinity of National Airport. Here are some links for you. Science:
Wonder of wondersYour PowerPoint and You9 September 1945 : The "Bug" is BornBiodiversity: More complicated than you think--A new, giant virus is confounding old certainties
Other:
Caucasian NationForeclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters AccountableLessons of 1995The Devolution, And Subsequent Evolution Of Obama's Views On Marriage. (Apparently, Obama was for it before he was against it, and now he's kinda sorta for it, maybe)How…
mikethemadbiologist | November 2, 2010Links for you. Science:
Lessons from a Recovering PostdocA Caterpillar to AvoidStories vs. Statistics
Other:
Municipal bans on smoking in restaurants and bars are highly controversial, but history shows they can also be highly effective. But are all smoking bans equally successful?Fascist America: Is This Election the Next Turn? It's not fascism yet; but if the Tea Party manages to get its hands on the levers of power, it will be.Misrepresenting the Moynihan Report--Will It Ever Stop? (No)Getting out their old Red Shirts...Automation Insurance: Robots Are Replacing Middle Class Jobs
mikethemadbiologist | November 1, 2010I'm on the road, but that's no reason to give you some links. Science:
The worst idea this side of "Youre Not Helping".An unpersuasive approachThe Neanderthal Romeo and Human Juliet hypothesis
Other:
Main Street America and getting to be middle class (one more way income inequality destroys the middle class)If you don't like being called teabaggers....What Was the Hipster?For Thee But Not For MeBlogger Meeting with Obama: A Missed Opportunity"they are purging nonperforming students at an alarming rate"
mikethemadbiologist | October 31, 2010Happy Halloween! Links for you. Science:
The Rare Mountain MammothDomesticating the Fennec: Dog Domestication 2.0?The Allais Paradox
Other:
The Myth of the Bad TeacherHard questions loom for patronage 'king': Investigations are swirling around Representative Thomas Petrolati, a legislative leader with huge sway over Probation Department hiring and a history of acting as if ordinary rules do not apply to him.Boot the Blue DogsThe Myth of Charter SchoolsBehind the Washington Consesus on School Reform Is the Washington Consensus on PovertyGOP House Candidate Jesse Kelly Says 'It's Our Job To…
mikethemadbiologist | October 30, 2010Thank goodness it's...Saturday. Crap. Well, I've got some links, anyway. Science:
Disease Experts: Antibiotics Are a Natural Resource that Needs ProtectionWill Gulf science be compromised by politics?Census of the Science Blogosphere 2000 to 2010: If you blog about science, you should fill this out
Other:
AuthenticityEnough Is Enough on Tax Cuts for WealthyNO MORE TEACHERS' DIRTY LOOKSWhy Michelle Rhee and Adrian Fenty LostIs it fair to be angry at Lindsay Lohan? The starlet heads back to jail after her latest fall off the wagon -- and reminds us of the realities of addiction (…
mikethemadbiologist | October 29, 2010It's Friday. Links for you. Science
Why don't we just leave it to antimicrobials?Influenza Vaccine MandatesFew health benefits from genomic discovery
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On "looking forward, not back"How to fix our schoolsUltimate $uperpower: Supersized dollars drive "Waiting for Superman" agendaBackdoor Bailout, Tea Party Fakeout: The GOP's Secret $90 Billion Gift to Wall Street (describes how students will get screwed through loans)CFTC Corruption: One Judge Accuses Another of Protecting the Banks (Dems could do well for themselves if they impeached this guy)
mikethemadbiologist | October 26, 2010What a difference a good night's sleep makes. I feel like I could conquer the world. I expect to hit Asia Minor sometime tomorrow. Meanwhile, here are some links for you. Science:
Cracking the Mystery of How Sloths Got Long NecksSmoking bans are good for barkeepsHow Handwriting Trains the Brain
Other:
The GOP Drive To Reinstitute Feudalism Gathers SteamStephanie Kelton: Are There Spending Constraints on Governments Sovereign in their Currency?How Many Incompetent Teachers Are There, Really?Story time, says these education journalistsWaiting for Superman... to get bored and drop you like a…
mikethemadbiologist | October 25, 2010Links for you. Science:
How (not) to communicate new scientific information: a memoir of the famous brindley lectureThe Darkside of Scientific CompetitionIs There Really a Systematic Problem in Medical Publishing? Or Just a Reporter With a Narrative?Shifting to Second Gear in Obesity Prevention?
Other:
Concerned Taxpayers of America Represents Exactly Two TaxpayersTexas Crackpot Louie Gohmert Wants Christian Zombies To Take Over America So "God Has Something To Smile About" (the reality of the sanctimonious right)Theirs is the Lord our God, we are to worship no other gods before theirsThe…