Links for you. Science:
Lessons from a Recovering Postdoc
A Caterpillar to Avoid
Stories vs. Statistics
Other:
Municipal bans on smoking in restaurants and bars are highly controversial, but history shows they can also be highly effective. But are all smoking bans equally successful?
Fascist America: Is This Election the Next Turn? It's not fascism yet; but if the Tea Party manages to get its hands on the levers of power, it will be.
Misrepresenting the Moynihan Report--Will It Ever Stop? (No)
Getting out their old Red Shirts...
Automation Insurance: Robots Are Replacing Middle Class Jobs
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