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Happy Wednesday! Links for you. Science: Pacifists or pugilists? A Modest Proposal: Take "News" out of "Science News" (a point that could be made about most news reporting) A big experiment in big science: Broad Institute's attack on disease brings answers, questions Other: Year 2010, Republicans…
Just another manic Monday. How's about some links? Science: Can chance make you a killer? Hearing loss from iPods and other MP3 players Researchers confirm subsea Gulf oil plumes are from BP well Heroin in Vietnam: The Robins Study Other: Whites and Privilege Think Again: Economist, Heal Thyself…
This post ties together a number of themes that I have been harping upon for the past few years.  First, from Greg Mankiw's blog: href="http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/11/whats-wrong-with-efficient-scale.html">What's wrong with the efficient scale? Reuters reports:     President-elect…
Links for you. Science: Is Something Fishy Going On? Citations Suggest Correction Comes Slowly, If It Comes At All Tweeting Science How the Valley was won: The birth of technology in Silicon Valley Ants clean up the remains of Brood XIX Other: What Happens in Vegas Mock my pants, not my sister…