Links for you. Science:
American archaeologists discover 17 buried pyramids in Egypt
Less Active at Work, Americans Have Packed on Pounds
Things NIH Program Officers probably shouldn't say to applicants
Other:
Why aren't progressives as good at politics as conservatives?
The obliviousness of our conservative dudely leaders
The Economic Outlook as of May 2011: Yes, This Is Called the Dismal Science. Why Do You Ask?
Behold the failed prophets (if there is one sure thing in life, it's that predictions of Social Security's doom are always ridiculous)
Why Gingrich Matters
The Fed's secret giveaway to European banks
Prescription for Profit
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On the "Hot Hand" in Basketball
"There's no crying in baseball" . . . the status quo of Ph.D. programs?
Farm antibiotics: "Pig staph" in a daycare worker
GOP Assault on Truth: Why Do Conservatives Pretend They Know More About Science Than Scientists?
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Since they're funded by taxpayer dollars (through the NIH, NSF, and so on), should scientists have to justify their research agendas to the public, rather than just grant-making bodies?
Yes, yes, and yes.
But if the public does not agree? Then the blame rests on our scientific leaders.…
It would be for the best.
First, some general thoughts. I had the distinct sense Obama was trying to run the clock out. He knew he had to say something, but has no room to maneuver. Thanks to his mediocre first two years and his enabling of conservative talking points (which one wonders if…
I think there's a related disorder to Compulsive Centrist Disorder: Magnanimous Pundit Syndrome. It seems to have hit Kevin Drum pretty hard (italics mine):
I'm on record (several hundred times, probably) saying that Social Security is basically fine and that the best thing we can do is just…
Sunday Sacrilege pz's blaspheming head
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re: progressives vs. conservatives. there are 2 X as many of the latter as former in america. that's a pretty straightforward issue, and doesn't require too much deep thought. that being said, pound-for-pound progressives seem to get stuff done, don't they? ACA? i guess you might think they're underperforming, but as a right-winger i personally am pretty impressed by the changes which 20% of the american population can drive.