Lotsa Links
mikethemadbiologist | August 26, 2010Finally, some sun. Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Russia launches inquiry into Pavlovsk seed bank after Twitter campaign: President Dmitry Medvedev orders immediate inquiry into potential destruction of world's oldest seed bankSinus infections: what we do and don't know'Women are getting more beautiful' - Getting the story rightFirefighter discovers 3-foot alligator crossing Brockton street
Other:
State of the EconomyReframing the Estate TaxHangover Theory At The FedAn Infrastructure Perfect Storm: New York Trains Shut Down En MasseA peek behind the scenes: Jobs
mikethemadbiologist | August 25, 2010Still gray and ugly. But never fear, links are here! Science:
Alligator Surfaces Beneath a Car in QueensScientists hail breakthrough in fight against deadly Ebola virusAnalysis: Half of published URLs are dysfunctional a decade laterCity mockingbirds can tell the difference between individual people
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The creeping threat of backdoor privatization: Bit by bit, financial responsibility for some of the most important public services is being passed on to youHow a Lunatic, Racist Blogger Is Fanning Hate Against Muslims -- With the Help of Our Dumb Media: Anti-Islam groups created by…
mikethemadbiologist | August 24, 2010We've been lucky this summer, and had very little gray cruddy days. But they're baaackkk! Let's celebrate with some links! Science:
Immunizations: "If your children have been vaccinated against xyz disease, why would you care if others are NOT vaccinated"Nanofibre paint that kills MRSAMale and female ability differences down to socialisation, not genetics (the article makes the subtle point that gender differences are very small, relative to variation. It's all about the R2, baby).Secondhand Cigarette Smoke Alters Genes, Study Says
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ThreatsTaking Bin Laden's SideHigh-tech carts will…
mikethemadbiologist | August 23, 2010Monday. Rainy. Links. Science:
Astronaut Strength In Space Equal To 80-Year-OldsWake Forest projects worth every penny spentSeasoning Livestock Feed With Curry Spices Cuts Methane Emissions 40 Percent"Hausergate" is good for science
Other:
Is 'More Efficient' Always Better? (a little painful, you might want to skip to the end)Public v. Lobbyists on Bush Tax CutsYour Country Is Addicted To Cheap LaborCorporate Rotten EggsBeyond City Limits: The age of nations is over. The new urban age has begun.Our government at work
mikethemadbiologist | August 22, 2010It's kinda cloudy. Brighten your day with some links. Science:
Do Big Cats Like Catnip?Is this the answer to latent TB?Updated: Harvard says Marc Hauser guilty of science misconductUltraviolet light reveals how ancient Greek statues really looked
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Proud Brothers, Do Not FretUS Dodges Obligation to Help Iraqi Women Trafficked into Sexual SlaveryThe Difference Between Religion and WooDr. Isis vesus the iPhoneThe Great Management Consultancy Scam -- and How it Could Be Coming for Your Job
mikethemadbiologist | August 21, 2010It's nice out, but if you're stuck inside, here are some links for you. Science:
This Hauser thing is getting hard to watchCreation Museum Creates Discomfort For Some Visitors (didn't know that guard dogs are what 'teaching the controversy' meant. Also, creationists 'debunk' evolution in real museums all the time, so why do they get bent out of shape when the tables are turned?)Pepe LePew can go F himself
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Andrew Jackson's AmericaSeeing 'Red' about trainsThe Thirty-Year Itch: Krugman ExplainsYou can lead a whore to cultureLong Term Debt Outlook
mikethemadbiologist | August 20, 2010Thank Intelligent Designer it's Friday. Links for you. Science:
Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Eases PainNDM-1: The early warningsCarnal Carnival #1 - Essentials of Elimination
Other:
The Christian Reconstructionism DodgeAttacking Social SecurityDamn It: For Once, Obama (Briefly) Happened to be RightWhen "compromise" really means "STFU"Dow Soars on News That NYC Mosque Will StayIt's The Ground Zero Mosque! It's The Ground Zero Mosque! A Stroll Around My Neighborhood, Part I
mikethemadbiologist | August 20, 2010No, really. It's very crappy. And it's all about poop.
So grab a...stool....
Just go read it, as there's lots of interesting stuff there.
mikethemadbiologist | August 19, 2010Happy Thursday. Some links for you. Science:
The misuse of terms 'homology' in bioinformatics community (excellent point, although can we stop referring to every group of people as a 'community'--e.g., the asshole community)Disease by coincidence - why we're caught in the crossfire of a hidden warLegionnaires' disease spread by a paving machine
Other:
Free Parking Comes at a PriceConvicting the innocent, and freeing themDefeat the Right in Three MinutesWhat Happened to YahooA desert city that didn't fan outGas Is Really Costing Us About $15 a Gallon
mikethemadbiologist | August 18, 2010Links for you. Science:
Cato's Pat Michaels admits 40 percent of funding comes from big oil. Data release (blogwar or pillow fight?)Survey Shows Many Are Clueless On How To Save Energy: People Turn Off Lights in Vain, Ignoring Real Efficiencies
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Free Parking Comes at a PriceThe Citizens Agenda in Campaign CoverageNew benches are a pain in the ****ALAN SIMPSON'S CONImproving Urban IntersectionsTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Scab: Israeli Diplomats Hit Back at Mossad
mikethemadbiologist | August 15, 2010Links for you. Science:
Yay! J. Neuroscience Agrees with Me that "Supplementary Materials" is BS and Ruining Science!NU prof David Hull invented his fieldThe aurochs: due for a comeback?
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Morning in America2. Sewers and storm drainsWhich side are you on?Why museums need more art lendingWe Can't Restore Our Country If We Underpay the Folks Restoring Our BuildingsLosing sight of what matters in America: Do we value 'value' or just value 'cheap'?
mikethemadbiologist | August 14, 2010Some links for you. Science:
"Just-so stories" driving me crazyWarning: Racism Is Bad for Your Health: Harboring prejudice, it seems, may be bad for your health. Fallible DNA evidence can mean prison or freedomScience Bloggers: Diversifying the news
Other:NEW SUPERBUG IS FOREIGN AS WELL (humor)Six essential questions about the deficit, Wall Street and WashingtonBP Is Hiding Dead Animals to Avoid Fine of $50,000 Per Dead Animal (and the Bad Publicity)DOJ gags scientists studying BP disaster.
mikethemadbiologist | August 13, 2010Merry Friday! Links for you. Science:
Why Scientific Research on Animals Is WorthwhileThe Palin EffectReading the Coverage of a Retraction: Failure to replicate is not evidence of fraud
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Behold The Power Of My Mighty BlogsGibbs: People who are upset with Obama don't live in real America, didn't help get Obama elected (Sure, Gibbs 'walked it back', but it's nothing they haven't been saying for two years; they just didn't do it during the slowest part of the news cycle before)Plenty of Jobs, Not Enough Workers?Myths
mikethemadbiologist | August 11, 2010Shaq, the newest Boston Celtic, described the Boston accent as 'sexy' yesterday. In that spirit, I offah yuh some wicked smaht links. Science:
Christian Right Lobbies To Overturn Second Law Of ThermodynamicsWhy did the Tasmanians Stop Eating Fish?More Urban Species: House PseudoscorpionTiny creatures are ocean's 'vacuum cleaners'
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Tax Cuts Are TheftSomeone tell Robert Gibbs: Jerry's dead. Everyone's gone home.Johann Hari: And now for some good news. We'll never know the names of all the people who paid with their limbs, their lungs or their lives for the goodies in my home and…
mikethemadbiologist | August 10, 2010Happy Tuesday! Links for you. Science:
Bad News for the Genetics of PersonalityUnintended consequences: C. diff death after extended Lyme treatmentFructose and pancreatic cancerHands Off My Bone!Global hunt begins for 'extinct' species of frogs
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Strippers Give Church Ladies a Taste of Their Own Medicine in OhioOnce again: It's REPUBLICANS who caused America's exploding debtDowntown gets mini-golf pitch: Would put course in an empty storefrontAuerback: The Real Reason Banks Aren't Lending
mikethemadbiologist | August 8, 2010Hopefully, I won't be attacked by Digg 'Patriots.' Just in case, though, I've stocked up on some links! Science:
Does Coffee Work?Why prediction is a risky businessTranslational bioinformatics in the cloudManufacturing The Coffee CultureGenetically Modified Crop on the Loose and Evolving in U.S. Midwest
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Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943How To Help HomeownersThe fantasy of a vast upper middle class: College isn't for everyone. Neither is the stock market Republicans still the party of the richDemocrats are the party of the lower classJapan's Economic Stagnation Is Creating a…
mikethemadbiologist | August 7, 2010Some links for you. Science:
DNA test finds Worcester link inconclusive, or, how Colin took on the USDAScientists: your publishers think you are patsies.No Problem!Persistent ethnic differences in test performance may be entirely an artifact of the method used to 'adjust' the test
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Learn Something Useful, LosersJames K. Galbraith Champions The Beast ManifestoTalk about Your Dead-Enders...GrrrrTwo checklists for feministsA Chevy Volt in Every Pot: Charles Lane's claim that electric car subsidies are snobby and foolish is dead wrong.
mikethemadbiologist | August 6, 2010Thank the All-Father it's Frejyasdaeg. Celebrate with some links. Science:
Science Blogging Networks: What, Why and HowIf you're predicting disease, you should be regulatedA warmer ocean is a less green oneOne epidemic, two problemsWhen Should You Open Your Car Windows? An Experiment
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Delusions, Illusions, and the True Costs of Digital PublishingLegacyObama's Legacy: AfghanistanInvesting in a nanny state for social returnsCredit Score Is the Tyrant in Lending
mikethemadbiologist | August 5, 2010Happy Thursday. Links for you. Science:
Advice for Young Aspiring ScientistsHonestly, Research Blogging, Get over yourselfDo I Look Fat in Orange?: Orangutans Have Very Slow Metabolisms
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Can't More Billionaire Tax Cuts Save Us?What the fuck is my social media "strategy"?Race And Gay Marriage In PerspectiveTempleton prayer study meets expectationsI watch the sun go downFriends Let Friends Read the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Only If They Promise to Immediately Trade Against ItWhy Do Conservatives Loathe Keynes?
mikethemadbiologist | August 4, 2010More of the finest hate mongering for you (Remember: Hate mongering is the new blogger ethics panelâ¢). Science:
Back in the SaddleWashPost/NY Times: To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, that is the question.New regulations may cut down infections in hospitalsAntarctic Octopuses Discovered With Sub-Zero Venom
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Virginia Heffernan Falls Off the WagonIt's Great When Wages FallI'm Sorry It's All My FaultSaving the women and children of Afghanistan?In Cambridge, A Different Kind of Weed For Sale