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 Brooklyn
Robins 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
Other:
Why Corporations Matter, Part I
Really, it's not about the money, it's about class warfare
Serious People Notice Banks Are Gouging Consumers and Tanking the Economy
TARP Martyrs: The Post…
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 spill
The wolves of Ethiopia
Other:
Why Isn't Investment Higher?
Our New York Times Op Ed on the Corporate Savings Glut
A False Consensus about Public Opinion on Torture
Media 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 Scientists
Farewell to Tenure?
Other:
Arguments From Authority
The Arrogant David Brooks Tells Readers That Stimulus Will Risk National Insolvency
Memories Of Scare Tactics Past
WHEN CYNICISM WORKS....
mikethemadbiologist | July 6, 2010It's damn hot. Stay inside and read some links. Science:
Longevity paper sparks debate
Homeopathy
US climate scientists receive hate mail barrage in wake of UEA scandal: Vitriolic campaign targets American scientists following leak of climate unit emails
Other:
The life of former NBA player Ray Williams
Since when is outsourcing a form of automation?
Unjust Spoils
The Right Prescription for an Ailing Economy
A 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
Other:
Obama's Personality
Protestants Can't Trade
The Little, but Real, Effects of Unemployment
Honesty in the age of the paywall
Exposing quackery and abuse in the addictions treatment industry
For 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 Science
An easy, but wrong, answer . . .
Distressed Ravens Show That Empathy Is For The Birds, Too
Other:
Galbraith Defends Deficit Comments
Why the Fiscal Commission Does Not Serve the American People
Money Is Not Real
Deficit 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 puzzle
Two billion year-old fossils may rewrite natural history books
Tiny birds, big trouble: Migration to gulf a new threat to endangered plovers
Other:
Maggots in luggage locker delay US flight in Atlanta
Amazon, Woot, and You: But Mostly Woot
If there were genes for homelessness
In Hub, it takes a village to stop cabaret's owner
Sew 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 lacking
The ethnobiology of voodoo zombification
Other:
Parenteau: Marching to Austeria* and Other Neolib Fibs
Invisible 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 July
Honey as an antibiotic: Scientists identify a secret ingredient in honey that kills bacteria
Gulf oil disaster: Pensacola Beach
The Dynamics of Deathly Drool (With BONUS LOL Komodo Dragons!)
Other:
The three biggest lies about the economy
Class Warfare and Austerity
Europe's Fiscal Dystopia: The "New Austerity" Road to Neoserfdom
Left Ed: Education Policy and "The Curse of Knowledge"
Dave Weigel and the Decline of the Post
"Imposing suffering on other…
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
Other:
Eastern Bank Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Wainwright Bank & Trust Company
Libraries Have a Novel Idea. Lenders Join Forces to Let Patrons Check Out Digital Scans of Shelved Book Collections
Do arrogant, condescending, and dismissive attitudes contribute to…
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
Other:
Manifesto: I Am Not a Brand
Why wouldn't people be more likely to identify with conservatism?
G20 Confers on how to make you pay for the rich's blunders
AmericaSpeaks: 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 age
Hyperlinks support the type of reading scientists have always done
Web 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
Other:
The Unsentimental Warrior
Making Yourself Dispensable
Offenses Big And Small
Germany's Bad Folk History
Endless war, a recipe for four-star arrogance
Senate Millionaires Declare Class War On The Rest Of…
mikethemadbiologist | June 27, 2010Two weekend days with sun? NEVAH! Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Cricket farm wiped out by fast moving virus
Do they have an app for hand sanitizer? Demo iPads at city Apple stores are crawling with bacteria
Baby's first bacteria depend on route of delivery
Many 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
Other:
Let the Medicare physician payment cuts take effect
Today in the Gulf
Centrist 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 whales
Human 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 abortion
In which we stand on the shoulders of midgets
Other:
Big shoes
Catching Up with the Obama Dilemma
Don Segretti 4.0, A Teabagger Nation
Lessons from the Decline of Cap and Trade
Manute Bol deserves more recognition for his work in…
mikethemadbiologist | June 24, 2010Links for you. Science
Worry grows over white-nose syndrome's widening reach among bats
Clinical trial conflict of interest for doctors
Does greater competition improve performance or increase cheating?
NIH to examine payback on research grants
Testing the flotation dynamics and swimming abilities of giraffes by way of computational analysis
The internet: Everything you ever need to know
Other:
Long-Term debt--it's ALL about health care, and we'd be fine if we spent like ANYONE else
Why It's Different This Time for Housing: Even with sharply lower home prices and mortgage rates, excess…
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
Other:
Against Boycott and Divestment
Exchange: The Editors and Eric Alterman on the Flotilla Attack
Simpson's Social Security Video Rant: Why It's Important
Comply Immediately Or Things Could Go Very, Very Badly
The Good News Is
Neoliberalism on the rocks
Microeconomic 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 Slashed
things are often not what they seem to be...
AIDS in DC
Small Fossil Mammals Reveal Wounds Left by the Last Great Extinction
Outsourcing My Research Group
Other:
Sierra Club and Gang Green: Oil Spill Cleanup "Just Fine"
They hate soccer and are racist.
Strikes, v.2010
The 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 Hatchlings
Cousteau Says Technology Can Clean Gulf Oil Now
C. Diff and how dentists overuse antibiotics
Other:
On the Curious and Misguided Defenses of BP
McCaskill 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 Fluid
The Human Genome Project: Hype meets reality
Reebok inoculates workers after at least 1 gets measles (but VAKSEENZ R EVUL!!!)
Pan-resistant?? The rise of Acinetobacter
In which I have seen the future of science, and it is female
Other:
Memo to the President: No one is asking you to be Superman
The numbers game and education
Merit pay for teachers
Old Writers
Before the Sierra Club's New Director Invites Guests Over, He Needs to Clean House
Psychoanalyzing the Tea Partiers
What Would It…
mikethemadbiologist | June 19, 2010Are you shomer shabbos? If not, here are some links. Science:
Science is sufficient for any inference
Genetics & the Jews (it's still complicated)
News break: Developing-world drug resistance
Other:
More Dirty Details From My BP Mole
Grace Slick. Marty Balin. Paul Kanta. Jorma. . . Something. These are the members of the Airplane