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By mikethemadbiologist on February 7, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

Microbial Landscapes
IN WHICH GALILEO PERSECUTES THE POPE.
It May Be a Sputnik Moment, but Science Fairs Are Lagging
Disease v. culture: Botulism in the Arctic

Other:

How To Get Someone With Friends In Egypt To Lose His Temper
Gender divides in Philosophy and other disciplines
Georgia Republican Bobby Franklin: You say you're a rape victim? Uh-uh -- not so fast. Prove it!
Returning the Blessings of an Immortal Life
Megan McArdle is Always Wrong (Again!): Kitchen History Edition
No Prayers for David Kato
The Siege of Planned Parenthood
Five myths about Ronald Reagan's legacy
"But where will the demand come from?" In praise of older Keynesians
Is the Economic System Self-Adjusting?

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