Links for you. Science:
Why NGOs can’t be trusted on GMOs
Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better Than Eight
Scientific Misbehavior in Economics: Unacceptable research practice linked to perceived pressure to publish.
How a solar storm two years ago nearly caused a catastrophe on Earth
Other:
Charter Conversations (excellent)
After 10 years at work, teachers in some states make less than $40,000
We are Israeli reservists. We refuse to serve.
D.C. Region: Number One In Late Mail Delivery
The Undying Filibuster Myth
Halbig said it was applying the law as written. Don’t believe it.
S.C. tax rule creates a way to profit by funding private school scholarships
Hall of Mirrors: Wikileaks volunteer helped build Tor, was funded by the Pentagon
The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a Terrorist
Is Gideon Levy the most hated man in Israel or just the most heroic?
Civil Conversations Are Honest Conversations
Deficit scolds are the most crazed ideologues in America: Ron Fournier’s economics are garbage. But that won’t stop him and his ilk from banging the deficit drum.
Conservatives Find Typo in Obamacare, Try to Kill People With It
The Siege of Detroit: A War of Black Urban Removal
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“Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better Than Eight”
O.K., I’m as sciencey as the next guy, but there’s no way I’m gonna click on a link that promotes that kind of nonsense. Please find some research that recommends 10 hours of sleep, minimum.
The sleep business generally ignores variation between people’s need for sleep. This makes for stupid conclusions.
The morality tied up with number of hours of sleep that so often gets tied up with it also makes for stupid. And lying (which I was always amused by with my former business partner).
“And lying (which I was always amused by with my former business partner)”
I had a boss at a machine shop I worked at in high school that claimed he only need 3 hours of sleep a night. He also took a 3 hour nap in his office after lunch.