PolITiGenomics
Politics, Information Technology, and Genomics
About PolITiGenomics
PolITiGenomics is a blog by David Dooling about the confluence (and sometimes incongruence) of several of the most important topics surrounding the future of human health: genomics, information technology, and politics. Entries will cover topics including genomics research, next-generation sequencing technologies, informatics, computer hardware and software, free software, and politics.
Seeing double
Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
It seems there is a shortage of news satire ideas. Two days ago, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report each had similar pieces on global climate change. The Daily Show ... Read more..Oligarch rage
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
So much for populist rage. We better be careful to not anger Wall Street tycoons. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..Stewart as Olbermann
Sunday, January 24th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
WELL DONE, SIR! The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..Panic button
Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
A little perspective never hurts. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..The End of Idealism
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
To many it seems that idealism and partisan rancor in politics is at an all time high. While the latter may be true, the former is not. Over the last ... Read more..Dumming it down
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in politics | No Comments »
This is funny… and sad. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..I’m not feeling well today
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 Posted in politics | No Comments »
Yesterday the Senate Finance Committee, dominated by Democrats, failed to pass amendments to the health care bill that would have added a public health insurance option. It is worth ... Read more..Bottomed out?
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in politics | No Comments »
You know how they keep saying the economy has bottomed out and things are starting to turn around? Don't be too sure. This "recovery" is all on borrowed money. Sooner ... Read more..Outside looking in
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 Posted in politics | No Comments »
Predictably, the roles of the political pundits have changed since January 20th. Those who called people who questioned the president "un-American" only four months ago, are now questioning the president ... Read more..Financial advice
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in politics | 1 Comment »
No doubt most of you have seen the back-and-forth between The Daily Show and CNBC, especially Jim Cramer (who was foolish enough to take the bait). If you haven't seen ... Read more..All original content on this blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
