Links for you. Science:
What Not to Say to a Pop-Science Author
The New York Times' Defense of Antidepressants
How to Sell Your Fellow Students for $100
Dr. Isis Issues Some Ad Hominems For Those Who Hang Their Hats on Rats (or Mice)
Other:
Greed, Excess and America's Gaping Class Divide
The Plague Doctor Will See You Now
Step 1: Get Your Rich Friends to Give You Money.
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE FINLAND
WIC on the Chopping Block
Wal-Mart the Latest Victim of Global Labor Arbitrage
Obama's Speak/Doublespeak on Entitlements
Bizarroworld economics
"Pro tip: your opinion is probably awful if a bunch of racists eagerly agree with it."
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Walmart has decided to join the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, in an obvious attempt to sell products to a group of people with significant disposable income. The result, predictably, is a major freakout by the religious right. Now I know, we hear from conservatives all the time…
Ever on the lookout for any company who dares to acknowledge that there are gay people on the planet, the American Fascist Family Association is now targeting Walmart because - ohmygod! - they're looking for ways to market products to gay people to get a share of the half a trillion dollars they…
Will Big Business Save the Earth? This was the title of the New York Times Op-Ed last week by Jared Diamond (UCLA professor and author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse). I thought we could go through his piece -- piece by piece.
1) He begins:
There is a widespread view, particularly among…
The link to "WIC on the Chopping Block" doesn't work.
I think the WIC link should point to http://scienceblogs.com/casaubonsbook/2011/07/wic_on_the_block.php
Great read.