Links for you. Science:

Causal inference from observational data
How much do cats kill?
‘Big Data’ Is Bunk, Obama Campaign’s Tech Guru Tells University Leaders
Palm Oil Is Everywhere. Here’s What to Do About It.
Where is the networking sleaze-line?

Other:

My Confederate town: Civil War-era politics still dominate Front Royal, Va. — and I feel their hostility every time I walk out my door (this is about an hour from where I grew up)
The Reign Of Morons: Absurdity In The Senate (excellent)
It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers.
Getting beyond the ‘drunk slut’€™ narrative on college campuses
The Word Gap
Limning Minnesota: They were number two at math!
Teaching is so easy, anyone can do it!
U.S. geography according to an Australian
I am a disposable academic
Mainstream economics is in denial: the world has changed
Basic Income and the Atavistic Appeal of Austerity
How My Experience with Healthcare.gov Shows “Better” Software May Not Be the Solution
There Is Nothing Random About The LAX Shooting
Aristocracy rising
‘Let’s stop trying to please Republicans’