Posted by Links for you. Science:
The disposable academic: Why doing a PhD is often a waste of time (nothing regular readers of any science blog aren’t familiar with, but interesting to see it hit The Economist)
Finding their place in the sun: Schools in Plymouth, Milton pursue partnerships with solar power firms (there are a lot of government-owned roofs in the U.S. Just saying.)
Other:
The Kabuki Congress and Presidency
How the Oligarchs Took America
President Obama is neither weak nor stupid… nor a progressive
Obama’s deal in a graphic: What we got, what they got
DAVID PETRAEUS – HERO FOR OUR TIMES
Lewis Lapham, Sweet Celebrity
Obama: get into the ring
December 22, 2010