Links for you. Science:

How Jenny McCarthy became a medical thought leader
Coral reefs ‘will be gone by end of the century’: They will be the first entire ecosystem to be destroyed by human activity, says top UN scientist (good article, but we destroyed the Great Plains grassland ecosystem a century ago, so this actually wouldn’t be the first)
Making Headway in the Movement to Protect the World’s Sharks
Maybe You’d Better Move That Trip To Bangkok Up A Little Sooner

Other:

Crimes Against the State
How ‘Small Government’ Conservatives Raise Your Taxes Through Stealthy Back-Door Fees
Sharply Progressive Taxation Virtuous Circle
Currency, interest, and redeemability
A Teacher’s Worth
While McConnell Opposes Infrastructure Investment, Major Kentucky Bridge Shuts Down Over Safety Concerns
“Academic” Salaries
Blame The House Republicans
Gibson’s Paradox and the Gold Boom
How About Some Infrastructure Spending? (and not spending on infrastructure is a type of default)
What If People Bolder Than Obama’s Hideously Conflicted Wall Street Economic Team Had Put Together The Jobs Bill– Like Alan Grayson’s Children?