Lotsa Links
mikethemadbiologist | April 21, 2011Links for you. Science:
Truckloads of hard disksMulti-Drug Resistant Staph in 1 in 4 Meat SamplesIt Works: Taking Cars Out of Times Square Really Improved the Air
Other:
A View From the Shore - My Jewish Secret (yes, there are poor Jews, regardless of what idiot anti-Semites claim)An Idea I Can Get Behind (Dolph Lundgren vs. Chuck Norris)Brooks Bemoans the Lack of a Free Lunch for Representative Ryan'Pantheist' Lincoln would be unelectable todayWhat It Takes To Get An Abortion In South DakotaWe're Not Greece, But We Could Be the Next U.K.
mikethemadbiologist | April 20, 2011Links for you. Science:
More on the mega labBats are worth billionsWhat Is This Fallacy Called?Hold Onto Your Floppy Disks, Nerdz!
Other:
BANANA REPUBLICThe Real Housewives of Wall Street: Why is the Federal Reserve forking over $220 million in bailout money to the wives of two Morgan Stanley bigwigs?Not Only Has He Lost My VoteWhy do some of the most capable public servants in America, people like economist Peter Orszag, keep circling back from Washington to Wall Street? One guess.Two for Uncle Sam, One for Shareholders: The 71% NYTimes Co. Tax RateRobert Samuelson Underestimates Dependence…
mikethemadbiologist | April 19, 2011
Superbugs may have found their match in manuka beesThe Psychology of ArchitectureFriday Crustacean Blogging
Other:
The Torture Apologists Who Corrupted America's YouthWhy must you use that word, "Profit?"Obama's "bad negotiating" is actually shrewd negotiatingThe Education KleptocracyEconomic ideologiesThen They Came for Dana MilbankThe three EzrasObama Talked Progressive on Deficits, But Will He Walk Conservative?
mikethemadbiologist | April 18, 2011Happy Patriots Day! Links for you. Science:
Ion Torrent Gives Its DNA-Sequencing Box A BoostHow the War on Science Works--And How to RespondBetter Template Prep for Ion AnnouncedIs Sugar Toxic?
Other:
Behind the Abortion WarStephen Colbert Cracks Himself Up Over Walgreens' Health ServicesDoes anyone in Silicon Valley care about Windows anymore?The Republican PlanAuto DraftCherishing Possessions and People[Republican] Lindsey Graham Offers Stirring Defense of Government Spending: "Will Allow Us to Create Jobs"9 Things The Rich Don't Want You To Know About Taxes
mikethemadbiologist | April 17, 2011Links for you. Science:
Study: Fracking for natural gas more hazardous than burning coalWatch Out For That Thagomizer!How new DNA sequencing technologies are unravelling rare genetic diseasesBreakthrough Tools for Understanding the Microbiology of the Mouth
Other:
Our Polarized and Money-Driven Congress: Created Over 25 Years By Republicans (and Quickly Imitated by Democrats)Why Not A Public Option for Medicare?Is Higher Education the Next Bubble to Burst?Teaching, the most important professionThoughts on Economics Education in AmericaCONTRACEPTIVE USE IS THE NORM AMONG RELIGIOUS WOMEN (duh)…
mikethemadbiologist | April 15, 2011Going on vacation. But don't worry, the blog will keep rolling on. Science:
Anthrax Redux: Did the Feds Nab the Wrong Guy?Algorithm Finds the Hairy-Nosed Wombat Not Worth SavingSo you want to be a science consultantZOMG! SCIENCE on penicillin
Other:
And Obama SpeaksProfiles in Cowardice: How the Beltway Punditocracy Gets Paul Ryan's Plan Totally WrongWorld Health Day update: Use an antibiotic, pay a fee?When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink?Cut the Deficit? Tax Budweiser! The Case For a National 'Frat Tax'Wrong. So Wrong...Bad Credit: How Payday Lenders Evade RegulationThe Roots of the Côte d'…
mikethemadbiologist | April 14, 2011Links for you. Science:
George Price, Group Selection, and AltruismFarming on water: Stackable, sustainable, in the cityIonTorrent: Benchtop Sequencing, Streamlined
Other:
Raghuram Rajan's wrongness ranklesAmerica is burning; Washington fiddlesConcern About Federal DeficitsWar Is Paul Ryan Is a Force that gives us meaningAccountability for "Job Creators"I Wonder What John Yoo Thinks of All ThisWant a Flat Tax? I Got a Flat Tax for You (I like this because it's simple)All We Really Need To Do Is NothingHow Are Ordinary People Responding to Higher Gas Prices? The Post Asks Someone With An Au…
mikethemadbiologist | April 13, 2011Gray. Rainy. Links. Science:
You can't be a fan of SF and lament the rise of ebooksThe Meaning of Mastodon TusksWhen journalists do primary research
Other:
Stop Waiting for a SaviorThe Deficit Debate is Deception DrivelPeter Orszag Can Defuse Complaints About His Giant Wall Street Payday By Giving The Money AwayIkea's U.S. factory churns out unhappy workersWhy College Students Are Losing Their Religion (I always thought Freisdorf's explanation was widely accepted among Jews; odd that Prager thinks otherwise)Why Progressives Keep On Losing and the Right Keeps On WinningCivil War was about…
mikethemadbiologist | April 11, 2011Links for you. Science:
Wolf Crosses the Lake Superior Ice to Become Leader of the PackA Field Guide to Pandemic, Epidemic and Sporadic Clones of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusPhysicist Takes a Look at TIMSSA2s, the national budget crisis, and irrationalityBeyond Heritable IQ in Socioeconomic Success
Other:
What Is Really Killing Pharma (related: Friday: Anthony Nicholls amazing rant)The impotence of the loyal partisan voterDaniel Pennell: Thoughts on American HomeownershipChina Media Express and a comment on the efficient market hypothesisSo the Deal Was StruckMolochWhy Oh Why…
mikethemadbiologist | April 10, 2011Still spring-like! Links for you. Science:
Rape is not an "adaptation"Superbugs Found in New Delhi's Water and SewageWhy 23andMe Genetic Testing Is A Waste Of Time And Money (most people just want the engine to run; they don't find the mechanisms interesting...)Why should we care...? II. History as a way of knowing
Other:
Michelle Rhee: Education reform hucksterRational InattentionBristol Palin's Nonprofit Paid Her Seven Times What It Spent On Actual Teen Pregnancy Prevention (professional conservatism has always been a con)I know where I'd like to tighten THEIR belts!Irritating pseudo-…
mikethemadbiologist | April 9, 2011Spring has finally sprung. Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Lawrence Krauss Defends a Sex Offender, Embarrasses Scientists EverywhereWho Killed The Deep Space Climate Observatory?Today's lesson: "Alternative" Virginia school closes after half of its students infected with pertussis. All of them were unvaccinated.Antibiotic resistance: Bacteria are winning the war
Other:
Lapdancing research update - The Regulatory DanceI Can't Help MyselfWhat are the preconditions for Hyperinflation?Menino Bans Sugary Drink Sales On Boston City PropertyEven More Ryan Ridiculousness
mikethemadbiologist | April 8, 2011First a video, then some links. Video:
Science:
A carpenter ant at homeWorld Health Day: Time to tackle resistanceBiodiversity Wednesday: The Green Spaces of New York (fascinating about the centipede)What makes a great scientific talk?What Motivates a Climate Skeptic?
Other:
Stephen Moore's ode to the American Workers his Policies HarmModern Monetary Theory and Mr. Paul Krugman: a way forwardHow Ayn Rand ruined my childhood (of course, if the batshitloonitarians have their way, many other kids' childhoods will be ruined...)The tragedy of Milwaukee's bus serviceIt is time to get angryMemory…
mikethemadbiologist | April 7, 2011Links for you. Science:
The unpalatable truth is that the anti-nuclear lobby has misled us all: I've discovered that when the facts don't suit them, the movement resorts to the follies of cover-up they usually denounceSignificant (although we can correct for multiple comparisons...)The Evolution of PrejudiceAlien-Wasp Swarms Devouring Birds, Bugs in Hawaii
Other:
Blacklisted Economics Professor Found Dead: NC Publishes His Last Letter (brilliant satire)Get Pumped! Introducing Metropolitan Boston's Newest MuseumMonday MustelidA Call to ShunStiglitz Tells Us the Redistribution Fairy is Dead,…
mikethemadbiologist | April 6, 2011
Feds to College Students: "We don't want your professors to know how to teach"The Claim: Dental Cavities Can Be Contagious.A correlation between gut bacteria and obesity.Plenty more bugs in the seaMeasurements That Mislead: From the SAT to the NFL, the problem with short-term tests Transferable skills
Other:
In Reforming Social Security the Problem is Not How Good the Country Is, the Problem is How Good the Political System IsI Know How Wisconsin Professor Feels as a Target of GOP ThugsThe Problem Is the News Reporting, Not Just Editorials: More From Ezra Klein on Social SecurityOhio's for-…
mikethemadbiologist | April 5, 2011Links for you. Science:
Why is aspirin toxic to cats?F.B.I. Seeks Help Cracking Code in Victim's Notes (of course, if it's just insane babble or doodles....)How to Get Tenure at Almost Every Other Research UniversityAntimicrobial soap ingredient found to accumulate in fish
Other:
Why I'm Boycotting The Huffington Post, And I Hope You Will TooHarry & David files Chapter 11 BankruptcyWomen Under the Budget KnifeExpelling Care from the Teacher-Child RelationBack at You, Glenn BeckIf hype were broadband, the U.S. would be No. 1Neo-Liberalism Can't Beat the Tea Party: But MMT CanOur brothers…
mikethemadbiologist | April 4, 2011Links for you. Science:
Anxiety May Influence Belief in Intelligent DesignA Sense of Wonder and Awesome Slime MoldsPhysics "A Waste of Time"?Icefish: a really "cool" fish family
Other:
New model legislation would call for states to investigate all abortion clinicsThe worst idea in WashingtonOur Billion Dollar Turd SandwichTax the Super Rich now or face a revolution (this is on Forbes' website?!?)The Real Reason Gas Prices Are Soaring"Grassroots" Fraud Suits Corporations to a TeaWe Work Hard, but Who's Complaining?
mikethemadbiologist | April 3, 2011Links for you. Science:
Just Remember, Parsons: Elephants Never Forget (And Neither Will I)How to Get Tenure at a Major Research UniversityDoes evolution contradict the second law of thermodynamics? (no)The Piglet Squid, into the abyss lives a squid with Gonzo's face!
Other:
Cleveland, Texas and Gender Jim Crow (must-read)The Mellon DoctrineRick Santorum Misses the Point on Abortion and Social SecurityYoung People Back Labor Unions by 2-to-1 Margin (anyone know what's going on with women's strong distrust of governors?)Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%The Purpose of Harvard is Not to Educate…
mikethemadbiologist | April 2, 2011It's actually kinda like spring outside. Let's celebrate with some links. Science:
Is econ a science? On its good days, yes.Social insects raise crop yieldsThe heritability debate, againBelly button biome is more than a piece of fluff
Other:
Oh c'mon, are we really talking about starving babies in 2011?Tyler Cowen buys straddles on humanity's futureJohn Taylor draws a Phillips CurveOdd Alliance: Business Lobby and Tea Party (there are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers. Which are you?)How Elite Colleges Still Aren't DiverseWhy We're FastingBlogging Dangerfield -- When Will…
mikethemadbiologist | April 1, 2011Links for you, and that's no April Fool's. Science:
BeautyWatch Out Below: Wasps Battle Ants by Dropping ThemIs Bigger Really Better?It's a pretty sweet gig, if you can stomach it (on creationist 'science')
Other:
Review of Closing the Racial Achievement GapIs progress in Florida schools exaggerated?The New Media RulesTest Gains at Michelle Rhee's Favorite School Possibly FabricatedLiberty University one of the largest recipients of federal aid money for studentsLying and Cheating for JesusA Little Extortion Never Hurts the Bottom LineWhere's the love for Park Slope, right wing breeding…
mikethemadbiologist | March 31, 2011Links for you. Science:
Livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus in Childcare WorkerNew paper: Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in a childcare worker"Castrated" Spiders Are Better Fighters, Study SaysThe spread of superbugs
Other:
Greg Mankiw: Budget Arsonist Screaming for a Firehose...Journamalism in 2011: Long on hyperbolic headlines and conflation, short on actual factsThoughts on LibyaEric Cantor Admits Republicans Want to Kill Social SecurityCraiglist ad seeks "writers to post Right-Wing Comments to social media & news outlets"Value BetrayalStates broke? Maybe they cut taxes too…