Links 6/13/10

By mikethemadbiologist on June 13, 2010.

It's a grey, shitty Sunday. Here are some links that probably won't cheer you up. Science:

Primary care antibiotic resistance for common infections
The Arc of Evolution Is Long and Rarely Bends Towards Advantageous Alleles: Why Does Popular Science Ignore Neutral Theory?
Two modest proposals
Are science journalists being overly criticised?
Jeremy Laurance: When Science Journalism Goes 'Meh'

Other:

Union Life: What the Obama White House Fails to Understand about Worker Safety, Security
Why Economic Advisors Are Paid to Be Economic Advisors
Challenged and gifted: A lesson on dyslexia from Orlando Bloom
Rahm Emanuel persuaded Obama to play it cool on climate bill. Post-spill, will the game plan change?
A Contest: Analogies for the Pain Caucus
ONLINE EDUCATION IS THE FUTURE, OR: ANOTHER REASON THE FUTURE WILL SUCK
Citizens to Consumers to Beggars

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