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By mikethemadbiologist on July 17, 2009.

Here are some links to start your weekend goofing-off. Science:

Why Jesus Makes Me a Bad Scientist...

Microcosm Week: How E. coli Sees The Future

Ace o'Science

Unscientific America: Is the (new) media to blame?

Other:

Exclusive Interview: Rolling Stone Journalist Matt Taibbi

Calpers: Rating Agencies to Blame for Huge Losses

Isaac Chotiner Gets Jonah Goldberg Wrong

The American Choice: Break up and regulate companies or suffer another crisis

People do what they do because they want to do it

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