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Links for you. Science: The Reinvention of SilkStrong Beliefs About Vaccines Work Both WaysThe Young and the PerceptiveSocial Networking's Newest Friend: Genomics Other: Doesn't Anyone Remember Christine Whitman? (I'm afraid the same thing will occur with Romney)Infographic: Tax Breaks vs. Budget Cuts (key point is nobody talks about tax cuts that are spiraling out of control, such as the doubling of the mortgage deduction)A Liberal Is a Villager Who's Been Screwed By a Mortgage Servicer20 lies (and counting) told by Gov. WalkerThe myths about unionsPolitical Illusions (Policy doesn't just…
Happy Wednesday. Links for you. Science: Genetic Genealogy and the Single SegmentFungi Developed to Fight Malaria in MosquitoesWhat a real astrobiologist at NASA has to sayYou can increase your intelligence: 5 ways to maximize your cognitive potential Other: Why employee pensions aren't bankrupting statesWhen it Comes to Sex, Teens Are People TooRobert Samuelson Wants to Take Money from Seniors to Make the Wall Street Boys Richer (actually, I think he's just not that bright)Government in the cross hairs: Who are these evil workers who throw away our tax dollars so thoughtlessly? They're our…
Just realized we lose an hour of sleep this weekend. Better get the links out soonest then. Science: Gender Differences and Casual Sex: The New ResearchHow technology makes ideology irrelevantWaiting around as transferable skillWe have no idea what we're missing Other: A Look at State and Local Gov't EmploymentOngoing Reports on the Republican Massacre of Parody and Common DecencyIgnoring the Data to Blame the WomenzSeeking Integration, Whatever the PathCUNY Adjusts Amid Tide of Remedial StudentsIs Jersey City a Suburb? Joel Kotkin Thinks So.Unemployment Interactive
Links for you. Science: Ag antibiotic use: Risky -- but also sloppy and wastefulA Nature chain retraction for Arabidopsis paper, and some unanswered questionsMate magnet madness: When the range of possible explanations exceeds your own hypothesisMore Twitter Nonsense Other: Does running schools like a business actually argue for keeping LIFO? -- part I, the nature of layoffsDoes running schools like a business actually argue for keeping LIFO? -- part II, the need for layoffsThe Conservative Tradition of Attacking Teachers and EducationCosts of the Infrastructure DeficitThe US Isn't a Company…
Links for you. Science: How is a mantis shrimp like a punching bag? The way it takes a hit.Scientific acupunture Other: Ten Years Of Library Internet In A Small TownFeds to investigate possible racial bias in Boston school closing planBardella Email Scandal Reveals Sorry State of DC JournalismBudget Deficits Don't Matter... EVER!Premiere PlantsTom Luna's education reform plan was a long time in the making: How Tom Luna's co-workers from the Bush administration -- and the private education companies they now help run -- positioned Idaho's schools chief to make changes that the for-profit…
Links for you. Science: So you think you knew Templeton? A new report. (Not really shocking: The Templeton Foundation: Lie Down with Templetons and End Up with Lawsuits Against 'Climate Hawk' Politicians)Psych-Out Sexism: The innocent, unconscious bias that discourages girls from math and science.The fight over teaching evolution, climate change Other: Stopgap Spending Bill Severs Array of Education ProgramsThe economics profession is a disgraceAir Travel, Train Travel, and Republican "Freedom"Ezra Klein buys RheeWhat the People WantA fetus will "testify" about abortion bill (it was a flop,…
It's supposed to be warm tomorrow! Let's celebrate with some links. Science: When Iron and Bacteria tragically collide: From the Middle Ages to the University of ChicagoSystematically Biased Beliefs About Political Influence: The Working Paper (I would love to see some neurosciency type blog about this)Today is a day to be annoyed with Nature (Publishing Group that is) #NatureFail Other: There Goes the NeighborhoodLetter from a Teacher in Defense of Small Class Sizes$1.2 Trillion: The Real U.S. National Security Budget No One Wants You to Know About (I don't agree with including the…
A balmy....27 degrees. At least the link supply isn't frozen. Science: Reviving 100-year-old resting spores of diatomsElectric Vehicles: Myths vs. RealityNobel Prize-winning chemist Kary Mullis offers a radical new way to treat infectious diseases as the effectiveness of our current antibiotics wanesThe Education of Jennifer Miller: An Update from the Frontline in the Fight against the Anti-Evolution Agenda Other: Top Six Revelations in the Call Between Fake David Koch and Governor Scott WalkerMichelle Rhee takes her education approach and union busting nationwideScott Walker's ruthless…
Links for you. Science: Got Data??? (must read)HerpetologyNatural history collections in ecological researchSome hospital infections sharply reduced. Others, not. Other: America's Crab-pot MentalityWhy Aren't Corporations Paying Their Taxes? (audio; a transcript would be nice)Homeless in HollywoodRelease The Drama Queen Krakens!Slave screams he thinks he knows what he wantsWhy conservatives hate trainsBECAUSE UNION BUSTING IS THE PLANGeorgia Legislator Behind Bill Criminalizing Miscarriage is Christian Reconstructionist
What a difference a good night's sleep makes. Links for you. Science: It just changes - that's allPretty Harvestmen (didn't even know they could be colored like this)Quotations from Richard LewontinThe 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 rigidityOscar 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…
Rain? I thought only snow fell from the sky. Anyway, links for you. Science: Oil-Eating Microbes Have the Appetite for Crude. But They Do Not Have the Stomach!NASA cutsIn keeping with the spirit of recent events, I bring you...bats, bats, and lolbatsKiller Wasps!The lone huntress Other: I Ruined Everything (& Why It Was More Work Than You Thought) @INTERNETTAXTROLLSLook for the Union LabelChris Christie's Brother Threatens Black Star News (how the 'elite' extracts its income)The G.O.P.'s Abandoned BabiesAnd One Day, Perhaps They Shall WriteOverpaid Newspaper ColumnistsJohn Kerry…
Merry Sunday. Links for you. Science: The Effect of Pseudonymity on Blogger CredibilityConfirmed: 80 Percent of all antibacterial drugs used on animals, endangering human healthCan the electronic medical record contain an entire genome?A drop of treasure, lost in an ocean of debtThe best offense is a good defensin Other: Matt Stoller: The Liquidation of Society versus the Global Labor RevivalAnother Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. SenatorsDid anti-Mubarak protesters assault Lara Logan?Movement starts to create America's 51st state...splitting Pima County off from ArizonaWhen…
Links for you. Science: How to Wipe Out a FamilyAnimal DomesticationThe Bayh-Dole ActSequence Analysis 101: A newbie's guide to crunching next-generation sequencing dataThe Mind of a Police DogRepublican Budget Cuts at Heart of Medical Research: Albert Hunt Other: Plutocracy Now: What Wisconsin Is Really AboutDear Washington DC: The Public Is Smarter About Money (and Deficits) Than You AreThe Relationship between Union Membership and State Budget DeficitsIt's the Inequality, StupidFree Trade, Efficiency, and a Punch in the NoseWhy our fascination continues: The Michelle Rhee story neatly…
Rainy today. But that's better than SNOW. Let's celebrate with some links. Science: Why You Should Be Jealous of South Korea.Has Ion Torrent Taken A 318-Sized Lead over MiSeq?The Strange Case of Ralph HallDrying out the cane toad invasionGoodbye academia, I get a life. Other: Standard Washington cowardiceToo Bad The GOP Filibustered The Windfall Profits Tax Three Years Ago-- Watch Oil Prices Go Through The RoofAre Climate Deniers and Front Groups Polluting Online Conversation With Denier-Bots?Can't Be Tamed: A ManifestoThoughts on Teacher Seniority and "Last In, First Out"The Most…
Graduate students rock! Why? Because they're organizing the clean up of the Wisconsin state capitol, along with an effort to get food and supplies to the protesters. Support them here. Now, onto the links comrades! Science: Boston British soldiers.Farm antibiotics, human illness and what connects them. (It has legs.) (I think the insect angle, while important, is a bit overplayed, but understanding the spread of resistance from the farm to the clinic is absolutely vital)NCBI Response to PLoS One 6(2): e16410 (about the potential DNA contamination in sequence databases)If we can put a man…
Happy Tuesday. Links for you. Science: The Fossa: Madagascar's Strangest PredatorBiotech industry says cuts will stifle--Federal budgets would slash aid; Mass. groups look to restore fundingA new spider species discovered in Seattle?Antievolution bill in New Mexico tabledHouse of Representatives Votes to Defund IPCC Other: Backward, Christian SoldiersTwitter's Dirty Little SecretSocial conservatism & religious conservatismThankful for MassachusettsMost Americans Are Closeted Big Government SpendersWalkouts, Payouts, and Lockouts: Why the NFL's labor dispute should matter to youHave you…
Kinda cold here. Let's warm up with some links. Science: From the Trenches of the War on ScienceFriday Beetle Blogging: A Stunning StaphylinidKoalas bellow to attract a mateCrocodile tears from experienced NIH investigators over the discontinued A2 revisionDisease!: Four billion deadSequenced: The Human Genome - 10 Years Later Other: Can you support teachers and bash teacher unions? The myths and truthsWhy Isn't Wall Street in Jail? Financial crooks brought down the world's economy -- but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute themOn WisconsinAnswering My Question (Part II…
It's a sunny Sunday here. Kinda cold though. Links for you. Science: A better, purer scienceThe Bubble, Genetics Exceptionalism and How Genomics Needs to Get Out MoreBusting the 8-Hour Sleep Myth: Why You Should Wake Up in the NightDrug residues and drug resistance in water: Not goodFriday Weird Science: Rats in PANTS Other: A handy questionnaire for street harassers.His shelter is meltingHouse Dem reveals abortion on the House floorThe Death and Life of the Great American School System (part one)The attack on Title X is an attack on womenFree Trade's Great, but Offshoring Rattles Me
It's warm here. For a day. But I'll take it! And in exchange, you get some links. Science: The NIH threatenedBizarre mammals filmed calling using their quillsRobert Samuelson Is Dead Wrong About High Speed Rail (he's wrong about everything else too)At AGBT, Sequencing Centers Provide Updates on Capacity, ProjectsPotential NIH budget cuts Other: One-third of Dorchester households now use food stampsThe Ring Leader: The greatest team player of all time, Bill Russell was the hub of a Celtics dynasty that ruled its sport as no other team ever hasWhat happened to Black Wall Street on June 1,…
Go Wisconsin Freedom Fighters! Links for you. Science: Army Ants As Living LegosEvolution isn't easy, even in GalapagosThe Evolution of Swarm-Raiding Army AntsI think you have all you need for a blog. Other: Blockbuster Decision: MERS Does Not Comply with Law28 hours in the dark heart of Egypt's torture machine: A blindfolded Robert Tait could only listen as fellow captives were given electric shocks and beaten by Mubarak's security servicesA disturbing threat against one of our own (about the Bank of America's possible slime campaign against Glenn Greenwald)Night's bridgesIt Takes a…