Tomorrow's the Boston Marathon, so here are some links to exercise your brain. Science first:
Child Obesity Is Linked to Chemicals in Plastics
Social media threats hyped by science reporting, not science
Blood Falls - bacteria thrive for millions of years beneath a rusty Antarctic glacier
UC Riverside scientist names lichen for Obama
Found: a cause of Colony Collapse Disorder
Other:
(How) Canadian Banks Avoided Mortgage Meltdown
The teabaggers should give up the services their taxes pay for
Twitter + Stimulus = Conservative Stupidity
The peasant mentality lives on in America
Limbaugh's Dirty Little Secret of Radio "Success"
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