Lotsa Links
mikethemadbiologist | August 19, 2007Someone has to hold down the fort while the rest of my ScienceBloglings are frolicking in New York City. Here's some science:
Here's why you should run controls.
That zinc you're taking to stop colds? Erm, maybe not so much.
Revere argues that too many people are playing with anthrax.
Dan Quixote has a nice primer on evolution for the non-scientist.
Quixote critiques movies on their science.
The other stuff:
Maha and I discuss conservatives. More from her here, and I have some more thoughts too.
Paul Abrams gives the definitive reckoning of the Karl Rove era.
An ob/gyn writes letters.…
mikethemadbiologist | August 12, 2007Merry Sunday! Here are some links for you. Sciencey stuff:
Is the fitness cost of some antibiotic resistances the signal peptide?
MRSA and pigs: lots of both, and it's very confusing.
Amanda at Pandagon reviews Chris Mooney's Storm World.
ScienceBlogling Mark has problems with a 'Christian' math curriculum.
The other stuff:
I've argued before that merit pay doesn't actually fix anything. Edubabbler agrees, calling merit pay a "smokescreen."
On a related note, Bob Somerby reminds us that testing doesn't tell you how to fix the problem.
Matt Yglesias has a great insight into what…
mikethemadbiologist | August 5, 2007Here are your links, you damn kids. First, science:
The Angry Toxicologist doesn't like antibiotics in the salad.
The Black Death might be responsible for the relative lack of genetic variation in British populations.
ERV not only tears creationist Michael Behe a new one, but tells us about some very interesting HIV biology while doing so.
Otha stuff:
Jill of Feministe asks those who opposed legal and safe abortion a very important question. Here's the follow-up, and Scott Lemieux piles on.
An oldie but a goldie: A Day in the Life of Joe Middle Class Republican.
The bridge collapse: "No…
mikethemadbiologist | July 29, 2007Here are your links. Science goes firstest:
Here's one more way antibiotics are misused: treating respiratory viruses.
ScienceBlogling Tara describes how epidemiologists realized that we had an XDR-TB problem.
Here's how fast a fastball really is.
Joe Lieberman was so successful at foreign policy, he's decided to move into global warming. We're all going to die...
I agree with PZ: we need to teach calculus in high school.
The other stuff:
Fox News: teaching grandmothers how to hate their grandchildren.
If S-CHIP isn't adequately funded, parents could always buy pet health insurance…
mikethemadbiologist | July 22, 2007I'm attending a conference about microbial population biology this week, but, thanks to the Blogerator 9000, the posts will keep on coming. Speaking of posts, here are some links for you. Science first:
CTX-M-15 ESBLs: another antibiotic resistance problem.
Here's a post about the coolest metazoans EVAH: botrylloid ascidians.
A 'universal' influenza vaccine is entering Phase I trials.
Devilstower describes a couple of technological improvements in the developing world.
Here's a good post about horseshoe crab conservation.
The other stuff:
Charles Pierce has the must-read post about how…
mikethemadbiologist | July 15, 2007Here are some links for you. Science comes first:
ScienceBlogling Chris continues his series on statistics: Samples, Sampling Distributions, and t Distributions, Confidence Intervals, and a Quick Example.
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has a bunch of video presentations about "Evolutionary Biology and Human Health."
ScienceBlogling Jeremy gives us two more reasons why spiders aren't insects.
Guess what? The Lyme disease vaccine doesn't turn girls into slutsalter behavior.
Other stuff:
Here's what I want to hear 'people of faith' say.
While we're on the subject,…
mikethemadbiologist | July 8, 2007Lotsa links for you. The July 4th vacation refreshed a lot of people I guess. Science stuff first:
I have thoughts on the 'macroevolution controversy.'
ScienceBlogling RPM gives an overview of the evolution of plants.
ScienceBlogling Aaron notes that IQ isn't all that's it's cracked up to be.
ScienceBlogling Revere flogs non-Open Access publishers.
Evolutionary biologist David Barash tells us why 'thinking' with our guts is stupid.
Quixote has a good, short primer refuting some of the global warming denialist idiocy.
ScienceBlogling Bora started a new job!
ScienceBlogling razib doesn't…
mikethemadbiologist | July 1, 2007I find posts so you don't have to. Here's the sciency stuff:
David Hillis has some suggestions for improving biology textbooks.
1700 years later, humans can still influence community ecology.
Unlike the Creationist Museum, some museums still try to teach science. Nebraska has one.
ScienceBlogling Chris explains what the normal distribution is. He also discusses Z-scores.
ScienceBlogling GrrlScientist tells us all about giant (fossil) penguins.
The basic biology of horseshoe crabs according to Mark H.
The other stuff:
It's a point I've made before, but Darksyde does it quite well:…
mikethemadbiologist | June 24, 2007Here are some links for you. Go read some science, you goddamn kids:
I ask a question about the coming human microbiome projects. Give me an answer.
Here are two posts about scientists and journalism.
I also have some thoughts about evo devo.
Here's an interesting take on the 'minimal microbe.'
Why calculus matters.
Dick Cheney's war on the environment.
ScienceBlogling Jason Rosenhouse visits the Creationist Museum.
The Bestest Exclusion Cage EVAH!
The other stuff:
The must read post: tristero frames the abortion debate. More politics of abortion: what Waldman sez. While we're on the…
mikethemadbiologist | June 17, 2007Lotsa links. First, the science stuff:
I have a published opinion piece about cefquinome approval.
T. Ryan Gregory has a great post on junk DNA.
Whales are over 100 years old? Who knew?
Here's a nice eulogy for Mr. Wizard.
Will Lagos be the new frontier in sewer technology?
PZ chronicles the War on ChemistryDrugs.
Here's a nice post on ecdysis.
The other stuff:
Seymour Hersh on Abu Gharib.
Bluememe argues that talking about issues in politics for many Americans is like "trying to explain Schrödinger's cat -- to the cat."
A while ago, I chronicled in their own words the hate-filled…
mikethemadbiologist | June 10, 2007Lotsa links for ya. First, the science:
Republican evolution-deniers: it's about the science.
Mark H tells us about ascidians, my first study organism.
ScienceBlogling Rob sets us straight on what stochastic means.
Sadly, No! comments on some AEI faithtank ponderings about evolution.
If you haven't seen them already, here's a photo gallery of the Creationist Museum.
ScienceBlogling Josh interprets some polling data about evolution.
I don't think it's a good idea that internet service providers plan to start charging for guaranteed delivery of emails.
Other stuff:
The must-read of the…
mikethemadbiologist | June 3, 2007Lotsa links. First, the science:
Senator Brownback is a moron. But you probably already knew that...
I argue that the reason global warming hasn't caught fire (so to speak) is that problems without clear solutions aren't popular, although here's one thing we shouldn't be doing to combat global warming.
Five new species of sea slugs have been discovered.
Revere reports that when children get influenza-associated bacterial infections, they're usually staph, not strep.
Instead of using antibiotics as growth promoters in agriculture, European farmers are using other methods.
Revere has an…
mikethemadbiologist | May 27, 2007I was away this week, and it's a holiday, so the links are kinda light. Here's some science stuff.
Here's how not to manage a KPC infection.
Here's some stuff I learned at the ASM 2007 meeting.
We don't need no stinkin' food safety.
Probiotic bacteria might prevent amphibian extinctions.
Here's a cool post about moon jelly life history.
The other stuff:
Our schools might not suck, but our healthcare system does.
If you care about civil liberties, you'll want to read about this expansion of presidential authority.
Tristero asks how Iran became classified as an "intractable foe committed to…
mikethemadbiologist | May 20, 2007First, a programming note; I'll be at the ASM meeting next week. I'll have some posted cued up, but I'll probably not have time to respond to comments (which shouldn't stop you from making them anyway). Here's a list o'links for you. Science first:
Maha probably understands the psychology of the Republican base as well as anyone. You read this post. Now.
Some thoughts on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's views about evolution.
I argue that Harvard's new teaching initiative won't amount to anything.
A Pondering Fool discusses the job crunch for young academic scientists (…
mikethemadbiologist | May 15, 2007The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has posted of all of the articles from In the light of evolution I: Adaptation and complex design . It looks pretty interesting. And it's free! I can't wait to see how the creationists bollox this up...
mikethemadbiologist | May 13, 2007A special edition of Sunday links. Last week, I asked non-science bloggers to post five links that had something to do with science. So, I'll start by returning the linky love:
(The list is in no particular order. Wouldn't want to play favorites...):
Tai Haku has a list.
The Ridger has a list.
This View of Life has a list.
The Argo has a list.
Evil Mommy has a list.
The Decrepit Old Fool has a list.
It's never too late to start posting your list. Now, onto my list o'sciency stuff:
Some public health from the Mad Biologist: a hepatitis C outbreak, and fluoroquinolone abuse.
Keeping…
mikethemadbiologist | May 6, 2007Lots of links clogging up the internet tubes. First, the science:
If you're not a science blogger, I have a simple suggestion for how you can help fight the anti-science stupidity.
Here's why I think vaccination shouldn't be employed against E. coli O157:H7.
Here is a bacterial threat we can do something about: KPC.
I have some thoughts about that Cell article on blogging.
IDist George Gilder isn't a visionary: he's just very good at confusing things biologists successfully teach to 15-20 year olds.
Speaking of the 'information precedes matter' bullshit, PZ takes down Roy Varghese.…
mikethemadbiologist | May 6, 2007At the recent Republican debate, three out of ten Republican candidates stated that they did not believe in evolution. This reflects a larger ignorance of science. I have a very simple idea to combat the Stoopid for bloggers who don't think of themselves as 'science' bloggers:
Once per week, link to five 'science' posts that you found interesting.
I've actually asked a couple of the 'big-league' bloggers whose blogrolls I'm on if they read my more technical posts. They do, but they usually add that they don't have anything to else to say, other than, "Yep. Interesting", so they don't blog…
mikethemadbiologist | November 12, 2006Here's some good weekend stuff from the internets. First, the science:
Neaderthal introgression, in an easy to understand graphic format.
A wonderful roundup of some fascinating endangered species. Make sure to check out the Dracula ants.
If you're an itty-bitty microbe how do you outcompete some big charismatic megafauna? Be stinky.
The Washington Post describes investigations into the suppression of science. I have some thoughts on the subject.
The other stuff:
Jamison Foer reviews the last few years of media ineptitude.
An excellent article in the role introductory economics plays…
mikethemadbiologist | October 25, 2006
(from oldamericancentury.org)
Conservative activist keeping a sharp eye out for Democratic Google Bombers
Majikthise reminds us to join Operation Google Bomb. If you want to join, the html code is here. You'll find some very interesting articles about some not very nice people in the next paragraph.
--AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl
--AZ-01: Rick Renzi
--AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth
--CA-04: John Doolittle
--CA-11: Richard Pombo
--CA-50: Brian Bilbray
--CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave
--CO-05: Doug Lamborn
--CO-07: Rick O'Donnell
--CT-04: Christopher Shays
--FL-13: Vernon Buchanan
--FL-16: Joe Negron
--FL-22: Clay Shaw…