Merry Thursday! Here are some good links for you:
How do scientists become cranks and doctors quacks?
Microbe Wakes Up After 120,000 Years (and what sleepyhead looks like)
What's 100,000 or so deaths "to retain political and professional credibility"?
Media: Why supporting the Iraq War was the smart career move
Atul Gawande: University of Chicago Medical School Commencement Address
Post-Consumer Prosperity: Finding new opportunities amid the economic wreckage.
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