Lotsa Links
mikethemadbiologist | July 10, 2010It's hot and muggy. Stay inside and read some links. Science:
Amateur Scientist Has Built a Fusion Reactor in BrooklynRobins can literally see magnetic fields, but only if their vision is sharp (but can they shoot laser beams out of their eyes? That would be cool, if dangerous)Tyrannosaurs: history's most fearsome... scavengers?First humans arrived in Britain 250,000 years earlier than thought
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Why Corporations Matter, Part IReally, it's not about the money, it's about class warfareSerious People Notice Banks Are Gouging Consumers and Tanking the EconomyTARP Martyrs: The Post Mourns…
mikethemadbiologist | July 8, 2010I heard there was some dyspepsia yesterday or something. Maybe links will make you feel better. Science:
Looks Great, Less Nutritious?Scientists describe 2 new species of fish from area engulfed by oil spillThe wolves of Ethiopia
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Why Isn't Investment Higher?Our New York Times Op Ed on the Corporate Savings GlutA False Consensus about Public Opinion on TortureMedia Filters: For Washington Post, Krugman not a reliable source but Wall Street analyst totally impartial
mikethemadbiologist | July 7, 2010Still too damn hot. Stay inside and read some links. Science:
I Wouldn't Mate With You If You Were the Last Finch on Earth?Communication Skills for ScientistsFarewell to Tenure?
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Arguments From AuthorityThe Arrogant David Brooks Tells Readers That Stimulus Will Risk National InsolvencyMemories Of Scare Tactics PastWHEN CYNICISM WORKS....
mikethemadbiologist | July 6, 2010It's damn hot. Stay inside and read some links. Science:
Longevity paper sparks debateHomeopathyUS climate scientists receive hate mail barrage in wake of UEA scandal: Vitriolic campaign targets American scientists following leak of climate unit emails
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The life of former NBA player Ray WilliamsSince when is outsourcing a form of automation?Unjust SpoilsThe Right Prescription for an Ailing EconomyA patient dies after doctors fail to communicate in the operating room
mikethemadbiologist | July 5, 2010Happy Fifth of July!... Erm, links? Science:
Whales and humans linked by 'helpful grandmothers'Africa 'witnessing birth of a new ocean'Lack of Power, Not Communication by Scientists, Is Not the Key Problem
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Obama's PersonalityProtestants Can't TradeThe Little, but Real, Effects of UnemploymentHonesty in the age of the paywallExposing quackery and abuse in the addictions treatment industryFor African-Americans, A Virtual Depression--Why?
mikethemadbiologist | July 4, 2010Happy Fourth of July! Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Are Zombie Vultures In Our Future?The LOLcats of ScienceAn easy, but wrong, answer . . .Distressed Ravens Show That Empathy Is For The Birds, Too
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Galbraith Defends Deficit CommentsWhy the Fiscal Commission Does Not Serve the American PeopleMoney Is Not RealDeficit Doves, the Gift that Keeps on Giving
mikethemadbiologist | July 3, 2010It's a skoa-chah out the-yah. If you're staying inside, here are some links for you. Science:
Solving the genome puzzleTwo billion year-old fossils may rewrite natural history booksTiny birds, big trouble: Migration to gulf a new threat to endangered plovers
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Maggots in luggage locker delay US flight in AtlantaAmazon, Woot, and You: But Mostly WootIf there were genes for homelessnessIn Hub, it takes a village to stop cabaret's ownerSew Tough: The real Betsy Ross was a hard-nosed, snuff-loving businesswoman.Chinese Paper Subsidies: Boring? Jobs: Not Boring!
mikethemadbiologist | July 2, 2010The long weekend is here. Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Safety records of surgery centers found lackingThe ethnobiology of voodoo zombification
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Parenteau: Marching to Austeria* and Other Neolib FibsInvisible Bond Market Vigilantes: Duncan Black Is Not Shrill Enough Department"Torture" study reveals appalling cowardice of America's newspapers
mikethemadbiologist | July 1, 2010One more workday before the long weekend. Some links to get you through. Science:
Medication errors spike when new residents start in JulyHoney as an antibiotic: Scientists identify a secret ingredient in honey that kills bacteriaGulf oil disaster: Pensacola BeachThe Dynamics of Deathly Drool (With BONUS LOL Komodo Dragons!)
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The three biggest lies about the economyClass Warfare and AusterityEurope's Fiscal Dystopia: The "New Austerity" Road to NeoserfdomLeft Ed: Education Policy and "The Curse of Knowledge"Dave Weigel and the Decline of the Post"Imposing suffering on other people is…
mikethemadbiologist | June 30, 2010I think we're about to get overrun by zombies. Last chance for links. Science:
From vibrator sales to troubles with monogamy, evidence aboundsthat Homo sapiens is an exceedingly sexual species.Science historian cracks the 'Plato code'"A state of institutional denialism"A Neuroscientist Uncovers A Dark Secret
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Eastern Bank Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Wainwright Bank & Trust CompanyLibraries Have a Novel Idea. Lenders Join Forces to Let Patrons Check Out Digital Scans of Shelved Book CollectionsDo arrogant, condescending, and dismissive attitudes contribute to the…
mikethemadbiologist | June 29, 2010Another day, another dollar. Links for you (and they're free!). Science:
A simple way to get the antiscience crowd to come around?The Dynamics of Deathly Drool (With BONUS LOL Komodo Dragons!)Why kangaroos evolved small arms and long legs
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Manifesto: I Am Not a BrandWhy wouldn't people be more likely to identify with conservatism?G20 Confers on how to make you pay for the rich's blundersAmericaSpeaks: Will The Politicians Listen?Across From White House, Coffee With Lobbyists
mikethemadbiologist | June 28, 2010Merry Monday. Links for you. Science:
Bones from a Cheddar Gorge cave show that cannibalism helped Britain's earliest settlers survive the ice ageHyperlinks support the type of reading scientists have always doneWeb genomics exposes ethics gaps. While connecting SNPs to playful traits such as curly hair and optimism, 23andMe reveals loopholes in the regulation of genomics research
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The Unsentimental WarriorMaking Yourself DispensableOffenses Big And SmallGermany's Bad Folk HistoryEndless war, a recipe for four-star arroganceSenate Millionaires Declare Class War On The Rest Of Us
mikethemadbiologist | June 27, 2010Two weekend days with sun? NEVAH! Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Cricket farm wiped out by fast moving virusDo they have an app for hand sanitizer? Demo iPads at city Apple stores are crawling with bacteriaBaby's first bacteria depend on route of deliveryMany dramatic research results rely on the reports of survey respondents, who are prone to error, exaggeration, and misperception. Is there any place for self-reported results in science?Vultures use twigs to gather wool for nests
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Let the Medicare physician payment cuts take effectToday in the GulfCentrist and…
mikethemadbiologist | June 26, 2010Happy Sunny Saturday. If you're stuck inside, here are some links. Science:
Healthcare providers still aren't washing their hands enough'Jaw-dropping' levels of heavy metals found in whalesHuman foetus feels no pain before 24 weeks, study says. Finding in major review of scientific evidence strikes blow to those seeking to reduce upper time limit for abortionIn which we stand on the shoulders of midgets
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Big shoesCatching Up with the Obama DilemmaDon Segretti 4.0, A Teabagger NationLessons from the Decline of Cap and TradeManute Bol deserves more recognition for his work in SudanHugh…
mikethemadbiologist | June 24, 2010Links for you. Science
Worry grows over white-nose syndrome's widening reach among batsClinical trial conflict of interest for doctorsDoes greater competition improve performance or increase cheating?NIH to examine payback on research grantsTesting the flotation dynamics and swimming abilities of giraffes by way of computational analysisThe internet: Everything you ever need to know
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Long-Term debt--it's ALL about health care, and we'd be fine if we spent like ANYONE elseWhy It's Different This Time for Housing: Even with sharply lower home prices and mortgage rates, excess household…
mikethemadbiologist | June 23, 2010It's Wednesday, and that means...I dunno? Links? Science:
Tons of Bushmeat in Paris, Study Finds High-Yield Agriculture Slows Pace of Global Warming, Say Researchers
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Against Boycott and DivestmentExchange: The Editors and Eric Alterman on the Flotilla AttackSimpson's Social Security Video Rant: Why It's ImportantComply Immediately Or Things Could Go Very, Very BadlyThe Good News IsNeoliberalism on the rocksMicroeconomic and Macroeconomic Excess Supply
mikethemadbiologist | June 22, 2010Some links fahr ya. Science:
Republican Governance: Researchers Could Tell You Where Oil Was Headed - IF Their Funding Hadn't Been Slashedthings are often not what they seem to be...AIDS in DCSmall Fossil Mammals Reveal Wounds Left by the Last Great ExtinctionOutsourcing My Research Group
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Sierra Club and Gang Green: Oil Spill Cleanup "Just Fine"They hate soccer and are racist.Strikes, v.2010The New Republic's Chait Puzzled by Liberals' "Curious Sense of Disappointment" with Obama
mikethemadbiologist | June 21, 2010Monday. Bleech. Maybe some links will fix things? Science:
Nighttime Beach Cleanup Will Be Deadly for Sea Turtle HatchlingsCousteau Says Technology Can Clean Gulf Oil NowC. Diff and how dentists overuse antibiotics
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On the Curious and Misguided Defenses of BPMcCaskill says she has votes to end Senate practice of secret holds
mikethemadbiologist | June 20, 2010It's a stormy Sunday. Might as well read links. Science:
Legionnaires' Disease Linked with Wiper FluidThe Human Genome Project: Hype meets realityReebok inoculates workers after at least 1 gets measles (but VAKSEENZ R EVUL!!!)Pan-resistant?? The rise of AcinetobacterIn which I have seen the future of science, and it is female
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Memo to the President: No one is asking you to be SupermanThe numbers game and education Merit pay for teachersOld WritersBefore the Sierra Club's New Director Invites Guests Over, He Needs to Clean HousePsychoanalyzing the Tea PartiersWhat Would It Take to…
mikethemadbiologist | June 19, 2010Are you shomer shabbos? If not, here are some links. Science:
Science is sufficient for any inferenceGenetics & the Jews (it's still complicated)News break: Developing-world drug resistance
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More Dirty Details From My BP MoleGrace Slick. Marty Balin. Paul Kanta. Jorma. . . Something. These are the members of the Airplane