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By mikethemadbiologist on July 12, 2011.

It's a skorcha! Cool down with some links. Science:

On Algae Fuel
Ancient China: The 15th Century Fleet
The biology of Mauritius: part 2
The practice does not invalidate the principle

Other:

Fundie Americana
The three fundamentalisms of the American right
Guest Blogger Starling: Schrödinger's Rapist: or a guy's guide to approaching strange women without being maced
The Whiny Demographic
Test-Based Accountability and International Comparisons: Lessons Ignored
AskObama Is a Meaningless Marketing Stunt
Are Republican Voters to Blame for GOP Intransigence on the Budget?
Why the Republicans Resist Compromise
NPF: WHY WE FIGHT
Media Porn Hides Real Threats to Children

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