I'm enjoying the Nor'easter, so here are some fun links for you. Science:
The Shoddy Statistics of Super Freakonomics
An Open Letter to Bill Maher on Vaccinations
Consensus, what is it good for?
Other:
Why Newspapers are Dying: George Will Has Reached His Sell-By Date edition
The best & the brightest capturing their value-add
Goldman Sachs: 'Trading With Advantages'
The Dominance of the Financial Sector Has Become a Mortal Danger to Our Economic Security
How the Servant Became a Predator: Finance's Five Fatal Flaws
The Service-less Service Economy
Where there's a (George) Will there's a way (to be a preening, pompous ass)
How CBO budget scoring devalues efficiency ... WITH PUPPIES!
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