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By mikethemadbiologist on March 13, 2010.

It's a very Schlumpy Saturday here. Time for links. Sciencey stuff:

We're losing the rhetorical battle of global warming
Climate change makes birds shrink in North America
Your Chilean Sea Bass Dinner Deprives Killer Whales
Giant meat-eating plants prefer to eat tree shrew poo
Libel laws silenced me, says Francisco Lacerda, critic of lie detector system

Other:

Banning Abortion: The First Step Toward Theocracy
God Helps with Personal Decisions, Most Americans Say
An Epidemic of Laziness?
Jonathan Cohn Misaprehends the Sources of Opposition to Health Care Reform
The Empire Continues to Strike Back: Team Obama Propaganda Campaign Reaches Fever Pitch
Median Net Worth of Single Black Women in Prime Working Years: $5
Fawning Political Interviews Have Ruined American Politics
Indefensible Men

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