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By mikethemadbiologist on August 16, 2010.

Alford: What Kind of Science Should Economics Be When It Grows Up? (actually mentions physics envy among other things)
Why are there so few female chess grandmasters?
Living fossils don't exist...

Other:

Michal Kalecki - The Political Aspects of Full Employment (long, but very good)
Identifying Psychopathic Fraudsters: These Men Know 'Snakes in Suits'
Resisting Reforms: On Diane Ravitch
Afghan Women Have Already Been Abandoned
Left Ed: If Robert Gibbs Pissed You Off, i3 Should Too, And Vice-Versa
A Tale Of Two Expenses

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