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Still too damn hot. Stay inside and read some links. Science: I Wouldn't Mate With You If You Were the Last Finch on Earth? Communication Skills for Scientists Farewell to Tenure? Other: Arguments From Authority The Arrogant David Brooks Tells Readers That Stimulus Will Risk National Insolvency…
It's hot. Damn hot. Hopefully not too hot for some links. Science: Evil weed in Baltic Sea puts marine life at risk Lost in Translation: New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world; a different sense of blame in Japanese and Spanish On Nature…
It's hot and muggy. Stay inside and read some links. Science: Amateur Scientist Has Built a Fusion Reactor in Brooklyn Robins can literally see magnetic fields, but only if their vision is sharp (but can they shoot laser beams out of their eyes? That would be cool, if dangerous) Tyrannosaurs:…
James Hrynyshyn has a great response to John West's quote in today's New York Times article on creationism and global warming: Any efforts to ensure science education is "balanced," in any subject, must be accompanied by reassurances that science classes will stick to science, and not embrace…