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By mikethemadbiologist on October 6, 2010.

Rumor has it that the rain is supposed to stop tomorrow. Let's celebrate with some links. Science:

Your disease, your fault
How Science Museums Are Promoting Civil Religion-Science Dialogue (I really like the way the Smithsonian's human origins exhibit dealt with religion too)
More is better? Received widsom in the tribe of science.
Socially-Inept Scientists

Other:

The War Addicts
Payday Lenders: How Wall Street's "Undercover Brothers" Exploit Minorities
Drone Warfare on Trial
Midnight Shopping On The Brink Of Poverty
Christianity in the Military: Are Chaplains Becoming Increasingly Fundamentalist? (yes, and someone needs to put a stop to this)
Wall Street Brings Class War to America?
Don Berwick is a patient centric, consumer oriented radical

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