Happy New Year! Time for some links. Science:
First U.S. case of extremely drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis diagnosed
My Statistics Primer Revisited
Acacia plant controls ants with chemical
What does it mean that a nation is 'Unscientific'?
Other:
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Ian Welsh, in "The bloody obviousness of most good predictions", describes how many people simply can't bring themselves to state the obvious: