Cold, gray, cruddy season. Time for some links! Science:
He Must Be Joking
A Visit to the Pratt University Steam Plant
Ashkenazi Jews are Middle Eastern & European hybrids
To really save the planet, stop going green
Other:

Volcker: Little Evidence Financial Innovation Has Helped Economy
Knowingly False
Does Terrorism Work?
Joe Fitzgerald’s token Christmas-loving Jew
Even in Education, The House Always Wins
Why homes aren’t investments, cont.
Schools that beat the odds.
Homes as Investments