Links 12/13/10

Links for you. Science:

And On That Dumping Study
Verbal vs. mathematical aptitude in academics
Lost Civilization May Have Existed Beneath the Persian Gulf

Other:

A man thinks that by mouthing hard words...
It Gets Better
Schrödinger's Rapist: or a guy's guide to approaching strange women without being maced (sad that many men don't get this)
Yep, It's Demand
Beating Up On Brad DeLong
From Judith Miller to Julian Assange (I agree with this except that the "somehow" in the subtitle is due to the sycophancy of our elite-educated media which has been trained to genuflect towards those with power)

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