Kinda cold here. Let's warm up with some links. Science:
From the Trenches of the War on Science
Friday Beetle Blogging: A Stunning Staphylinid
Koalas bellow to attract a mate
Crocodile tears from experienced NIH investigators over the discontinued A2 revision
Disease!: Four billion dead
Sequenced: The Human Genome - 10 Years Later
Other:
Can you support teachers and bash teacher unions? The myths and truths
Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail? Financial crooks brought down the world's economy -- but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them
On Wisconsin
Answering My Question (Part II)--On NEA funding
Silly Little Girls Just Need Guidance
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: Funded by the Koch Bros.
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