Links for you. Science:

Liquefying virus uses one gene to make caterpillars climb to their doom
Enchenopa sp. treehopper
Earmarks and Agricultural Research
The statistical error that just keeps on coming: The same statistical errors – namely, ignoring the “difference in differences” – are appearing throughout the most prestigious journals in neuroscience

Other:

Tear Down the Freedom Tower
Investing
Unstable and Unpredictable Outcomes
Nikki Haley’s Jobless Drug Test Claim Exaggerated (welcome to the 21st century welfare queens…)
Keynesian Stimulus Isn’t Enough: The Great Recession and the Trade Deficit
Vindicated by new polls, progressive bloggers and activists will determine President Obama’s political fate
That Tireless Cruncher of Numbers…
A trick question
In Rick Perry’s Texas, Firefighters Forced To Pay For Gear, Engine Fuel