Links 8/31/11

By mikethemadbiologist on August 31, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

Underground river 'Rio Hamza' discovered 4km beneath the Amazon
What do accommodationists do about creationist politicians?
I've Been Told You Can Get Flu From the Flu Shot: False!
Federal Work Suspension of Leading Arctic Scientist Ended as Investigation of His Investigators Deepens

Other:

Conservatives, Nostalgia, and Racism
The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney's Book
Tech Wizards (are other professors and teachers also seeing this?)
The New Atheism
Crime in the Wake of Hurricane Irene
Rats emboldened by Rick Perry
Why I'm not voting for Obama in 2012
Colleges taking on city's other dropout rate: Many graduate Boston schools unprepared

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I wish James Wood wouldn't write about religion.

I like the James Wood article simply for the smackdown his ridiculous arguments receive in the comments section. It would seem that he has never really taken the time to read or view anything by any of the authors he attacks.

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