More linky goodness. Sciencey stuff first:
Why birds collide with airplanes
How religion generates social conservatism
Louisiana boycotts science; scientists boycott Louisiana
Note to Journalists Covering the AAAS Meetings: Stop Teasing Us!
Other:
Huge Public Demand for Investigation Into Bush Administration
Is there a general skill of "management"?
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This post was co-authored by Ali Arab, Ph.D., an assistant professor of statistics at Georgetown University.
I find it interesting that people are suggesting that the Georgian move on South Ossetia a few days ago occurred when it did because the Olympics are on and no one would notice because they would all be watching the sports.
Economic recovery has not yet made its presence felt at public universities in California. (Indeed, at least in the California State University system, all things budgetary are going to be significantly worse in the next academic year, not better.)
The Olympics are coming, and with them a new opportunity for the holier than thou amongst us to urge boycotts in the service of political agendas. Anne Applebaum of Slate gets the party started with this essay.