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Links 3/4/11

By mikethemadbiologist on March 4, 2011.

It's supposed to be warm tomorrow! Let's celebrate with some links. Science:

When Iron and Bacteria tragically collide: From the Middle Ages to the University of Chicago
Systematically Biased Beliefs About Political Influence: The Working Paper (I would love to see some neurosciency type blog about this)
Today is a day to be annoyed with Nature (Publishing Group that is) #NatureFail

Other:

There Goes the Neighborhood
Letter from a Teacher in Defense of Small Class Sizes
$1.2 Trillion: The Real U.S. National Security Budget No One Wants You to Know About (I don't agree with including the interest payments, but it's overall accurate)
Recycle This, Hippies!
Annals of white-collar crime, James Altucher edition (I think Salmon underestimates just how sleazy a lot of these guys are)
How this $83 fountain pen helped save a family home from foreclosure
How Democrats Can Become Relevant Again (And Rescue the Nation While They're At It)
Warren Buffett Wants Your Taxes (He's gaming the tax code to screw over Oregon's taxpayers)
The Liberal Media Strikes Again
Clarence Thomas Faces Call For His Disbarment

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Living about 1.5 blocks away, I have to say: thank you so much, Whole Foods, for taking over the lease from Hi-Lo in JP! The Dig article and the author's self-link sum things up very well in terms of how most of us feel about it.

so I followed the link to the "annoyed with Nature" article only to find, in the comments section of the article, that the NPG had responded to the complaint and remedied the reported problem.

Today is the day to be impressed with NPG.