Links 3/1/11

By mikethemadbiologist on March 1, 2011.

What a difference a good night's sleep makes. Links for you. Science:

It just changes - that's all
Pretty Harvestmen (didn't even know they could be colored like this)
Quotations from Richard Lewontin
The Decline Effect Is Stupid (I think http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2011/01/a_critical_cause_of_the_declin.php">my explanation is far more straightforward)

Other:

Scott Walker's unprincipled rigidity
Oscar Week in Mannionville: Why I gave The Black Swan the skip. Been there, done that, bought them breakfast. (glad to see Lance is back in the saddle)
Get Your Kid Off Your Facebook Page: Why do women hide behind their children?
Fairer Tax Reporting, Finally (Evan Bayh deserves credit for this. There, I said it...)
The Terrorists Have Won (on douchebags in Boston's Public Garden)
Time Is Money (interesting take on the economics of publishing--from the author's perspective)
Silicon Valley hubris watch, Mary Meeker edition--also see Adam Serwer who skewers Sara Lacy's 'facts'
I Don't Want to be a Teacher Any More (heartbreaking)

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