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Links 7/27/10

By mikethemadbiologist on July 27, 2010.

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 Network

Other:

Why Friends Don't Let Friends Cite The Atlantic's "Business and Economics Editor": Further to the Megan McArdle is Always Wrong chronicles.
President George Washington on religious tolerance
Too Bad Not to Fail. Just what are derivatives, and how much more damage can they do? (nothing groundbreaking, but a very clear summary)
The Middle Class in America Is Radically Shrinking. Here Are the Stats to Prove it
Left Ed: Guest post by The Frustrated Teacher

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