Links 3/6/11

By mikethemadbiologist on March 6, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

How is a mantis shrimp like a punching bag? The way it takes a hit.
Scientific acupunture

Other:

Ten Years Of Library Internet In A Small Town
Feds to investigate possible racial bias in Boston school closing plan
Bardella Email Scandal Reveals Sorry State of DC Journalism
Budget Deficits Don't Matter... EVER!
Premiere Plants
Tom Luna's education reform plan was a long time in the making: How Tom Luna's co-workers from the Bush administration -- and the private education companies they now help run -- positioned Idaho's schools chief to make changes that the for-profit education industry may cash in on
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