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By mikethemadbiologist on February 6, 2009.

Here are some good links. Science firstest:

Titanoboa - thirteen metres, one tonne, largest snake ever.

Did Triceratops fight with their faces?

Is Obesity Contagious?

Other:

Galbraith: Fiscal Balance and Credibility

Buy America or Bye America

Refuted economic doctrines #4: individual retirement accounts

The Bad Bank Assets Proposal: Even Worse Than You Imagined

Refuted economic doctrines #5: Trickle down

Depression economics: Four options

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