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By mikethemadbiologist on July 8, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

We've heard that obesity and divorce can be passed from one person to another. Critics now wonder how the "social contagion" studies ever passed peer review.
The New Mathematical Formula To Determine Penis Size
Stop Experimenting With Science
Ten Simple Rules for Building and Maintaining a Scientific Reputation

Other:

Mothman: An Exposé
7 'Ancient' Forms of Mysticism That Are Recent Inventions
Setting the Record Straight: Correcting Myths About Independent Voters
The Sorrow and the Pity of Economists (Like DeLong) Not Learning from Their Mistakes
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Jobs: How Racism, Global Economics, and the New Jim Crow Fuel Black America's Crippling Jobs Crisis
Homeless at Back Bay Station Causing Safety Concerns, Back Bay Association Says
"Deficit Reduction" in Plain English
A Cosmic Visitor's Take on Tax

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