Since it's vacation, here's more of the annual roundup.
David Broder Defines the Banality of Evil
'Counterintuition', the Human Microbiome, and Why Fluency in Math Matters
Behavioral Economics: Not Everything Is Irrational
The Fitness Cost of Resistance Could Be...
Men, Women, and Partying in Science
What Public Health Can Teach Economics
The Culture of Caution at NIH and Academia's Role
How Krugman Is Wrong About "Centrist" Democrats
The U.S. Can Teach Kids Math Provided...
Car Dealers and Correcting for Multiple Tests
Begley Mistakes the Symptom for the Disease
Salmonella, Shigella, and Lactose, Oh My!
The Double Standard of Genomic Data Release and the Role of Incentives
Bacteria Take Advantage Their Competitors' Infections...in Your Nose
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