Links 3/30/11

By mikethemadbiologist on March 30, 2011.

Merry Wednesday! Links for you. Science:

The Real Reason Women Quit Engineering
Antarctic lake hints at a world of virus-attacking viruses
The flat and the fit

Other:

A reason to cheat
Beyond Erase to the Top: The Myth of Michelle Rhee Continues
Illustrating How Infrastructure Deals Result in High Fees and Diminished Service
Conservative Think Tank Seeks Michigan Profs' Emails About Wisconsin Union Battle ... And Maddow
Confessions of a Black Gentrifier
Does the Highway Patrol Keep Us Safe?
The Broken Mousetrap Board Game of Growth Through Austerity Deficit Reduction
WHAT DOES IT MEAN (on Wisconsin and Texas test scores)

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Oh my gosh! I am so flattered that one of my blog posts got cited on Science Blogs. Wow. Thanks, Mike.

Perhaps you'd enjoy reading one of my posts (from my other blog) about, well, science: http://rantsravesandrecollections.blogspot.com/search/label/science

Thanks, again.

Re: "The real reason women quit engineering"

The correct link is -
http://jezebel.com/#!5786710/the-real-reason-women-quit-engineering

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