Links 8/27/11

By mikethemadbiologist on August 27, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

'Shrimp On A Treadmill': The Politics Of 'Silly' Studies
Evolutionary Diplomacy
NHGRI funds development of revolutionary DNA sequencing technologies (lotsa nanoporey stuff being funded)
Nat'l Academies Hope to Build a Better Postdoc
Does Tenure Matter?

Other:

The worst thing that Rick Perry said ...
STD programs not sexy enough to avoid funding cuts
Of the Tea Party, by the Tea Party, for the Tea Party
Call for Resignation: Kathryn S. Wylde, NY Fed
Tom Ferguson: The English Riots - Just Meaningless Sound and Fury?
Near-As-No-Matter Feudalism
What could Obama have done better?
Why Should I Pay for Your Health Insurance?
Lost in Translation: How The Army Wastes Linguists Like Me

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