Links for you. Science:

Big Pitch or Big Lottery? The unenviable task of evaluating the grant review system
Zoos’ Bitter Choice: To Save Some Species, Letting Others Die
Negative Calorie Food: Science Myths and Legends
The Unwritten Rules of Journalism
In search of the pygmy sloth
Einstein’s office on the day of his death. (the only possible reason I can think of to keep your office desk neat)

Other:

In Defense of Chris Hayes
Romney Campaigns Against Green Jobs While Solar Is ‘Flourishing’ In His Home State
Basics: How Overrepresented Are Rural and Low-Population States?
About What He Said
Scott Walker at Marquette University, a Personal Remembrance by Dr. Glen Barry
Ethical Issues. Again.
Chris Hayes’s Honesty Mistake: Troops Need Citizens Questioning Policy
We Should Only Hold Schools Accountable For Outcomes They Can Control
Hero inflation
Tea for ’12
Talking Honestly About Our War Dead
Top 10 Mac OS X Tips