Links for you. Science:

Does Global Warming Make Me Look Fat? The health benefits of being cold
Why Pygmies Aren’t Scared By The ‘Psycho’ Theme
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Tiny Primate That Was Probably the Inspiration for Yoda
Taxpayers spend $140 billion funding science each year — but can’t access many of the results

Other:

If You’ve Ever Been A Server In America… THIS (must-read)
What everyone gets wrong about Charlie Hebdo and racism
Hands Off My Yacht–Left and right unite against forfeiture laws. But can they convince the Department of Justice? Update: Yes.
In Hoboken, Charter Schools Rule: Part I, II, III, IV
East of Palo Alto’s Eden: Race and The Formation of Silicon Valley
NASCAR’s Kurt Busch Testifies That Ex-Girlfriend Is An Assassin (bizarre, though it does appear she has a Defense contract…)
A simpler more innocent time
What if the Public Understood How Money Works? (we would have nice things, for starters)
Scared of the flu vaccine? Let’s see what’s really inside it.
PRISONER’S DILEMMA
There Are No Consequences
Against the Evil Empire
Unleaded
Fox News wants sick people sneezing in your food (indeed, they would)
Religious Freedom Day: How 8 Jewish Soldiers Brought Religious Freedom to Maryland
Setting Cut Scores
Some Follow-Up on Teaching