Links 4/27/11

By mikethemadbiologist on April 27, 2011.

It feels like spring. It is spring! Let's celebrate with some links. Science:

Great editorial response to the Jumbotron ad (responding to anti-vaxxers)
Climate Policy Failure, and Laying Blame
Is Reasoning Built for Winning Arguments, Rather Than Finding Truth?
The @nytimes missed a great chance to suggest what astronauts can do as NASA changes: go deep, into the ocean that is (great idea)

Other:

Inside the GOP's Fact-Free Nation
"Only 2%": Contraceptive use rampant among Catholic women, according to report critical of bishops (the comments are priceless, not in a good way)
Washington Abandons the Jobless (the GOP has moved so far right, Frum is too 'liberal' for them)
Obama's Awful '70s Show Echoes Jimmy Carter
Shutter Fraternities for Young Women's Good
The structure of the economy may change faster than we can learn about it
Bad Education

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