Thursday already? Oh well, links. Science:
Amazing Sight in the South Pacific
Balancing scientific rigor versus patient good in clinical trials
Is page reading different from screen reading?
Scientists investigating oil spill unsettled by calls from federal commission
Other:
Million Masturbator March
A Terrifying Situation
Jackie at the crossroads
Barack Obama: The conservatives' liberal / The futility of neo-liberal identity politics (while on vacation, I had a similar realization: Obama, and his fellow progressive/neo-liberal travellers are just as dogmatic as Bush et alia, but their dogma isn't as batshit loony)
Obama To Liberals: Don't Blame Me, Blame Yourself
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