Links for you. Science:
Wolf Crosses the Lake Superior Ice to Become Leader of the Pack
A Field Guide to Pandemic, Epidemic and Sporadic Clones of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Physicist Takes a Look at TIMSS
A2s, the national budget crisis, and irrationality
Beyond Heritable IQ in Socioeconomic Success
Other:
What Is Really Killing Pharma (related: Friday: Anthony Nicholls amazing rant)
The impotence of the loyal partisan voter
Daniel Pennell: Thoughts on American Homeownership
China Media Express and a comment on the efficient market hypothesis
So the Deal Was Struck
Moloch
Why Oh Why? (isn't a intended non-factual statment called a lie?)
Just one thingy... Links to the NYT tend to bump into the paywall. The wall itself is quite porous if you modify the URL/href just a bit, which you did not do in this case.