Links fahr ya! Science:

Technologies that we’ve lost – and the quest to find them again
As Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices (just one thing to keep in mind: as odious as Elsevier is, the immediate goal is to stop the RWA)
Big news: HHS website now carries hospital comparisons on hospital infections
Mass Media Attention Psychogenic Syndrome – MMAPS

Other:

The Capitalist Wants an Exit, Facebook Edition (must-read)
Whole New Kind of Republican Crazy
How Planned Parenthood won Susan G Komen’s ‘race for the cure’ (the other thing to remember is that most people are either ambivalent or strongly pro-choice)
How Komen Flushed Their Brand in 24 Hours
Chinese Policies—and U.S. Companies—Threaten American Auto Parts Jobs
Soaking the Poor, State by State
How Globalization Nearly Exterminated the Buffalo
Wonder Dog
Confessions of a Retail Worker: No caregivers and no students need apply.
Will Mark Zuckerberg Ever Pay Taxes Again?
Calling it like it is
Is the dismal science even possible?