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.
In case you missed second grade
Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
Speaking of global climate change and snowstorms, NPR has a story this morning about how a lot of snow in Washington, DC does not contradict the theory of global climate ... Read more..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..Fair Elections Now Act
Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
Please consider writing your representatives in Congress to support the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 752 and H.R. 1286); a bill that will greatly limit the damage done by the ... 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..Bad Influence
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
I'm not talking about Rob Lowe, but about the corrupting influence of money in politics. Watch the talk Lawrence Lessig recently gave at the conservative Cato Institute to learn how ... Read more..A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Thief
Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
Independent Lens has an interesting piece about copyright, music, and the nature of creativity entitled Copyright Criminals. If you get a chance to watch it, you should. 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..Corporate governance
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
There really are not words to describe the Supreme Court's decision yesterday to undo decades of court decisions and over a century of campaign finance law. Fortunately, some people ... Read more..The End of Idealism II
Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — The Life of Reason, George Santayana Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com ... 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..All original content on this blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
