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By mikethemadbiologist on July 2, 2010.

The long weekend is here. Let's celebrate with some links. Science:

Safety records of surgery centers found lacking
The ethnobiology of voodoo zombification

Other:

Parenteau: Marching to Austeria* and Other Neolib Fibs
Invisible Bond Market Vigilantes: Duncan Black Is Not Shrill Enough Department
"Torture" study reveals appalling cowardice of America's newspapers

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