Links for you. Science:

Size matters, and other lessons from medical genetics (excellent; deals with Decline Effect)
Questionable research practices are rife in psychology, survey suggests
DNA Sequencing Caught in Deluge of Data (nothing I haven’t been writing about for some time, but nice for the NYT to show up…)
Why inbreeding really isn’t as bad as you think it is

Other:

Lines Grow Long for Free School Meals, Thanks to Economy
The Regency
Violent knights feared posttraumatic stress
Racism And Meritocracy
A Little Straight Talk on National Defense
Lamentably common misunderstanding of meritocracy
New Hampshire GOP Speaker Discourages Students From Voting Because They’ll Vote ‘Liberal’ (FREEEDOM!!!!)
Unemployment Dips, but That Hardly Makes Up for a Lost Year on Economic Recovery
Unemployment Falls, But Is It Good News?
Godzilla Vs. Bambi, Op-ed Edition
Nip this one in the bud
It’s The Economy Stupid: How the 1% got all the money
Siri Is Sexist
Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators: Nick Hanauer
Siri: Total Misogynist.