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By mikethemadbiologist on September 12, 2009.

Happy Saturday! Some links for you. Science first:

The depressing math of swine flu, ICUs and ventilators

War against H1N1 likely to be fought in intensive care units

Beware of Velociraptor Attacks from Above

Missing from healthcare reform: the autopsy

Medicine's Dangerous Guessing Game

Other:

Boston's Incredible Shrinking Skyscraper: The Hancock Tower lost half its value in a year. The rest of commercial real estate could be next.

I Think You're an Asshole, And I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Act Like an Asshole, But You're Still an Asshole, Asshole

Obama's Speech: The Poll Tax Plan

Open Letter To The Angry Mob

The USS Healthcare has taken some hits. Can it be saved?

Are Backstabbing Wounds Covered By Your HMO?

Priceless: How The Federal Reserve Bought The Economics Profession

Why the paranoia isn't completely off-base

Washington Diarist: Against the Plane

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