Governor Says Florida Has Enough Anthropologists, Calls for Spending on Job-Producing Fields Gov. Rick Scott of Florida is laying out an aenda that seemingly is widely shared among the Reprobate Republicans .. the Repricans. “You know, we don’t need a lot more anthropologists in the stat[...]
Archive for October, 2011
October 11th, 2011 - 1:00 pm § in Schools & Colleges, Science
BREAKING NEWS: The Reprican Luddite Agenda
October 11th, 2011 - 10:26 am § in The Ave Scene
Rosetta, a child of Seattle Biotech, lays off workers.
UPDATE: The title above is incorrect. This Rosetta, despite its name, is not a spin off from the Rosetta founded by Steve Friend in Seattle. Nonetheless, the loss of Rosetta from Seattle is inestimable. Friend has assembled a world class team under Eric Schadt. Schadt left Seattle and is now bui[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Decoding Romney’s views of the historical origins of marriage.
“My view is a society recognizes that the ideal setting for raising a child is when you have the benefit of two people working together and where one is male and one is female. I happen to believe that and that’s the reason that I think as a society we say, ‘You know what? We[...]
Berkeley Blog: Is Chris Christie a Rational Reprican?
Dan Farber, professor of law | 10/3/11 There’s a lot of buzz about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as a possible GOP presidential candidate. As with the other candidates in the race, it seemed like a good idea to check into his positions on environmental issues. The first thing that becomes c[...]
October 11th, 2011 - 3:26 am § in Uncategorized
Silly Science Paid for by NIH
This is almost a shaggy dog story. Did you here the one about fat guy who though Diet Coke dissolved cholesterol??? from CBS News: That’s what the experts are saying in light of new research that raises concern about diet soda. It’s not proof of harm, but it suggests that people who dr[...]
October 10th, 2011 - 12:53 pm § in Schools & Colleges
from the Berkeley Blog: A Different Funding Model
from the Berkeley Blog An alternative funding model to support higher ed excellence Andrew Szeri, professor of mechanical engineering | 3/30/10 | 4 comments | Leave a comment Cuts in state support and the subsequent increases in fees are leading many students to take out loans. This is very regretta[...]
October 10th, 2011 - 12:07 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Al Jazeera English: Live Stream – Watch Now – Al Jazeera English
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Is the NIH Imploding?
IMAGINE THE REACTION TO A 50% CUT IN DEFENSE! That is the REALITY at the NIH. IMAGINE THE REACTION TO A 50% CUT IN DEFENSE! That is the REALITY at the NIH. Figures just published on Genomeweb look grim. The good news is that the NIH grant success rate is now 17.4%. The bad news […][...]
Studying the Genetics Of Health
Complete Genomics to Sequence “Wellderly” Study Genomes Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer Eric Topol might want to meet Edwin Abbott Abbott. Abbott, in his 19th century novel Flatland, wrote about a world where disease is punished as crime while crime is treated as disease. P[...]
Perry: Marijuana is a State’s Rights Issue
Rick Perry is surprising in one way .. he is consistent about states rights and, sometimes, very rational. In his book, Fed Up!, Perry wrote “When the federal government oversteps its authority, states should tell Washington they will not be complicit in enforcing laws with which they do not agr[...]