Links for you. Science:

Whippets, Bullies, and Genetics
Not a bad idea 30 years ago
Scientific authorship: guests, courtesy, contributions, and harms.
Genome-scale Network of Rice Genes to Speed the Development of Improved Crops

Other:

A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage (must-read; absolutely fascinating)
Sure, children were raped, but…
Poverty With and Without a Safety Net
The circle of wank
Toxic Textbooks: Part III – Newton, Mankiw and Einstein
Part IV: Eleven ways to think like a post-crash economist
What Can We Say About President Obama’s Economic Performance in Early 2010? (thankfully, somebody is willing to put a stake through the heart of the ‘impotent’ president myth)
The Apostasy of Jennifer Rubin
Omelas State University (read this one all the way through)