Lotsa Links
mikethemadbiologist | May 12, 2011Links fahr ya. Science:
On the "Hot Hand" in Basketball"There's no crying in baseball" . . . the status quo of Ph.D. programs?Farm antibiotics: "Pig staph" in a daycare workerGOP Assault on Truth: Why Do Conservatives Pretend They Know More About Science Than Scientists?
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But For One Misplaced DecadeWhat Alan Simpson doesn't know about life expectancy and Social SecurityIn Washington, You Don't Need To Know Anything About Policy To Be a Senator Or Chair Important CommissionsCircumcision ban a step closer to the ballot (the comments are priceless)With 56% of American Internet…
mikethemadbiologist | May 11, 2011
Unnatural selection: Wily weeds outwit herbicidesThe Lazarus FileFirst look at Ion Torrent data: De novo assemblyIon Torrent's Data Quality Is Pretty Good (and Better Than Ion Claims)
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Punished for Poll on New MotherPaper Tigers: What happens to all the Asian-American overachievers when the test-taking ends?Taxes and work"I Totally Lost the Picture. I'm Like, 'Oh S***.'"Graduate Education: Economic Voodoo with Silver Lining?South Dakota Banning Abortion Without Banning Abortion?Norway's controversial 'cushy prison' experiment - could it catch on in the UK?What is Inflation
mikethemadbiologist | May 10, 2011Happy Tuesday! Links for you. Science:
Why we keep calling Osama "Obama": Linguists and speech pathologists explain why we constantly make this mistake -- but not the other way aroundWhy Every Child in America Needs an iPad (Doesn't have to be an iPad, but the point is interesting; full disclosure: I own a significant amount of Apple stock)Texas must stay true to science
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The evidence that torture "works" (the must-read post)Late Night: The Clever Supervillians Get BailoutsMonbiot on the leftBreaking: Bear Suspected of Depositing Feces in ForestIf you've read this far, mention '…
mikethemadbiologist | May 9, 2011Links for you. Science:
What's the difference ? Two recessions.FDA Clears First Test To Quickly Distinguish MRSA And MSSAAmphibian alert
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Evaluating Mitch Daniels' Education AgendaFormer Military Interrogator Matthew Alexander: Despite GOP Claims, "Immoral" Torture "Slowed Down" Effort to Find Osama bin LadenPeter Thiel and the Challenging of the MeritocracyBesieged, Not Fallen: Questions on Pakistan's intent to fight terror and fulfil its international obligations are legitimate, but they assume a State in complete control. It is notAppealing To The "Center" Drives Away Voters"We Dare…
mikethemadbiologist | May 8, 2011Links for you. Science:
Is This the Big One? The Flood That Makes New Orleans A Backwater?What Autism Epidemic?
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Homeless, but Finding Sanctuary at SchoolOur Strange Dance with PakistanDo Red State Republicans Want More Divorces, STDs and Abortions? Their Policies Suggest "Yes"Mayors Rebel Against State-Controlled Highway Expansion, Fight For TransitWould Wisconsin Republicans Really Cheat To Hold Onto Power?Torture is wrongImagine If the Unemployed Helped Run the FedHouse GOP unanimously passes anti-abortion bill that redefines rape & institutes IRS rape audits
mikethemadbiologist | May 7, 2011Links for you. Science:
How deep is deep enough in RNA-Seq?Ph.D. survival: is a jack of all trades a master of none?Evidence, herd immunity, and 'total assholes'Happy Robigalia! Applying genomic tools to thwart an ancient pest
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Fears and FailureHeroic Registers of Deeds Battling Mortgage Fraud10 Bits of Norse Myth You Probably Won't See in ThorBlack PrivilegeThe balsa wood glider equivalent of private health insuranceFukushima: the disaster that wasn'tTwo months onIs birtherism driven by race?
mikethemadbiologist | May 6, 2011Links for you. Science:
CVs vs. resumes: when it mattersWrestling with Recurrent Infections: Clostridium difficile is evolving more robust toxicity, repeatedly attacking its victims, and driving the search for alternative therapies to fight the infection.8 percent of women physical oceanographers in tenure track, down from 23 percentNew Economics and Academic MedicineA Case of Stolen Professional Identity
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GRAPH: Income Inequality In U.S. Worse Than Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Ethiopia Giving People Information Changes BehaviorWar Dog
mikethemadbiologist | May 5, 2011Links for you. Science:
How Sugar Affects the Body in MotionWhy the Harper Majority is a Step Back for Science - Let Us Count the WaysWheat stem fungus genome decipheredVaccine safety talks can burn up valuable checkup time. Half of doctors spend nearly 20 minutes discussing concerns with some parents, despite studies rejecting links between autism and immunization.
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Imagine If the Unemployed Helped Run the Fed"I don't have a T.V." isn't such a signal anymore.... (I haven't had a TV hooked up to cable since 2005. Hipster!)"I'm From New York."Mythbusting Princess Leia's HairWhat's…
mikethemadbiologist | May 4, 2011Links for you. Science:
How not to measure scientific productivityRestructuring the Biomedical Research Laboratory (probably will have more to say about this; I told you NIH had to move in the research center direction)Turning grief into action: Moms and antibiotic misuseFrom 250 million years of repression, a wonderland of hatsWhat Is Wrong With Academia?
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Unemployment (funny, in a sick way)Now that we've killed Osama bin Laden, let's kill oilSUBSTITUTE GOODSThe Philadelphia Orchestra's Unfortunate Bankruptcy Filing (never let anyone from corporate U.S. run anything. Ever).…
mikethemadbiologist | May 3, 2011If U.S. Special Forces could only do something about Donald Trump's hair. In the meantime, we have links. Science:
How do you ID a dead Osama anyway?Another Side of Tilapia, the Perfect Factory Fish"Motivated reasoning," alternative medicine, and the anti-vaccine movementPutting the science in science fiction
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Is Cursive Dead? Not on your life.A Double Dip Recession May Be InevitableThe Economy Slows ("It has long been clear that economists do not see the world the way people experience it." Indeed)Of Federal Research Grants and Dancing BearsWhat's next?IF CANTOR REALLY WANTS TO GO…
mikethemadbiologist | May 2, 2011Bin Laden's dead. Still other things worth linking to though. Science:
Hiding the doomsday device: camouflage and venom in stonefishAcculturating students to scienceFalsehood: "If this was the Stone Age, I'd be dead by now"
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Earth to Libertarians: Private Parties Have Coercive Power TooRichard Davey's Anti-Family ProposalHow Goldman Sachs Created the Food CrisisMayors To Washington: Stop Fooling Around, Help Us Create JobsDense, Denser, DensestThe Global Economy's Corporate Crime WaveWalras' Law vs Monetary Disequilibrium Theory
mikethemadbiologist | May 1, 2011Links for you. Science:
Big, really bigThe math of social networks
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The Bitter Tea of Greg MortensonLIVIN' THE DREAMSame Old New Atheism: On Sam Harris"Millions Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits"Who Benefits From Bubbles?Town Hall Meetings on the Ryan Budget Raise ConcernsThere Are No Silver-Bullets in Education ReformThe Destruction of Economic FactsCity school's fast-rising test scores questionedPram Jam! MBTA rolls out rules for stroller trafficBackpack boogie
mikethemadbiologist | April 30, 2011Links for you. Science:
More deconstruction of the "tyranny" of excessive reviewer demands for more experimentsArmadillos Can Transmit Leprosy to Humans, Federal Researchers Confirm
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Female physicians make less money than male doctors, here's why (truly, no good deed goes unpunished)Health reform will drive up ER visits, like it did in Massachusetts (Romneycare beats no care, but it still sucks)Policy in an age of post-truth politics (while I don't buy the notion that we're in some 'new era', the political strategy is dead on target)A Book Store. That's Right. Book, Singular.The Joy of…
mikethemadbiologist | April 29, 2011Gave a talk today. Think it went well. Celebrating with links! Science:
Sciparenting and expectationsFire ants assemble into living waterproof raftsAncient DNA: Curse of the Pharaoh's DNA
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Ohio Republicans unhappy Republicans did what Republicans doDon't leave the city. (Sadly, I think the author will be right)Boomarang-rangIt's A TraditionDeportation Halted for Some Students as Lawmakers Seek New Policy (sometimes we manage to stop sucking)Risk Springs EternalCanada's Health Care: An Alternate UniverseThe Special Doctor-Patient Relationship
mikethemadbiologist | April 28, 2011Links for you. Science:
Electronic faucets hinder, not help, hospital infection controlGenetics journal reveals dark pastTuesday Crustie: What a happy lad since the day he lost his stringsDrama on the sidewalk
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Taxing China's Assets: How to Increase U.S. Employment Without Launching a Trade War (must-read)Dodging Bad CEOsThe Republicans' Really Thin GruelBraun: Expert with ties to N.J. says if pensions aren't protected, nation will sufferNewly leaked documents show the ongoing travesty of GuantanamoWikiLeaks: The Uses of GuantánamoThere is no Democratic JesusBenjamin Wallace-Wells's…
mikethemadbiologist | April 27, 2011It feels like spring. It is spring! Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Great editorial response to the Jumbotron ad (responding to anti-vaxxers)Climate Policy Failure, and Laying BlameIs Reasoning Built for Winning Arguments, Rather Than Finding Truth?The @nytimes missed a great chance to suggest what astronauts can do as NASA changes: go deep, into the ocean that is (great idea)
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Inside the GOP's Fact-Free Nation"Only 2%": Contraceptive use rampant among Catholic women, according to report critical of bishops (the comments are priceless, not in a good way)Washington Abandons…
mikethemadbiologist | April 26, 2011Links for you. Science:
Atta texanaBacteria Divide People Into 3 Types, Scientists SayJohn Gillespie, "the evil scientist from America"Could You Be the Worst Labmate in the World?
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The AnniversaryHow Donald Trump's ego killed a pro sports leagueHow You Can Have a Billion-Dollar Income in America and Pay No TaxesNervous Nellies: Girls don't start out more anxious than boys, but they usually end up that way.Climategate: What Really Happened?What's Good Enough for GE Is Good Enough for the United StatesBest Way to Raise Campaign Money? Investigate Banks
mikethemadbiologist | April 25, 2011Last day of vacation. Links for you. Science:
Vaccine Denialism Finds a Home on Left and RightFalse Balance in Matthew Nisbet's Climate Shift ReportGuest Post: It's Not Just Alternative Energy Versus Fossil Fuels or Nuclear - Energy Has to Become DECENTRALIZEDSome people deserve bad reputations. (on Andrew Wakefield)Scientific misconduct starts early
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It Wasn't That Long AgoThe Dirty Hippies Were RightReally Unpopular Complicated Expensive Technological Solutions For A Nonexistent ProblemOnly Little People Pay TaxesMirabile Dictu! Economists Agree All the Fed Has Done is Goose…
mikethemadbiologist | April 24, 2011Links for you. Science:
Six Questions About CRISPRsBottom feeders: A novel way of dealing with an unpleasant problem Humpback Whales May Be Migratory AstronomersA Peculiar Disclaimer
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Suddenly It's Real (on gas prices)Alcohol and Rape: Twice the StandardsAnother Occasional Reminder (about 'Grand Bargains')Abolish The Debt Ceiling!Cheap Beer, Paradoxical Dice, and the Unfounded Morality of EconomistsNew Propaganda Coinage: "To Klein"DiscreditedSleepwalking Into the Imperial Dark
mikethemadbiologist | April 22, 2011Links for you. Science:
Researchers argue 'addiction' a poor way to understand the normal use of drugsWhy Do Leafcutter Bees Cut Leafs?Moth Mutation Explains Classic Example of Evolution
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Grifters will always find each other...Doug Smith: A Stiletto In The Back Of Sane Housing MarketsSantorum Borrows Liberal SloganMr. President! We Must Not Allow a Gemeinschaft Gap!* (David Brooks Agonistes.)Keep Your Thumbs Still When I'm Talking to YouHow does oil speculation raise gas prices?Honor SystemMAGICAL PONIES SHITTING GLITTER