Links for you. Science:

5 reasons why dinoflagellates are friggin’ awesome:
Best object temporarily removed sign EVAH!
Effect Size Matters in Educational Research
Creationists in trademark suit
Genome engineering gets CRISPR

Other:

How the NRA Became an Organization for Aspiring Vigilantes (Part 1)–must read
Back to Work! Autonomy and the Stress of Being a Professor
Professor — The Easiest Job in the World
Women Don’t Like Libertarianism Because They Don’t Like Libertarianism
Our Glorious Rental Future (my thoughts here)
Eric Zuesse: Obama Administration Lies, Then Covers Up, to Minimize BP Liabilities for Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Priorities
Tax Increases and Bull Markets
Michelle Rhee to actually be held accountable by press for once
Kurt Eichenwald: Gun Control? I’ll Kill You!
Rape Is Not An Accident
Gates Still Doesn’t Get It! Trapped in a World of Circular Reasoning & Flawed Frameworks
The New Mercantilist Challenge
David Brooks Dismisses the Entire Liberal Critique of Iraq