Links for you. Science:

Is two babies too many?
I fucking hate sexism in science
This 100,000 word post on the ENCODE media bonanza will cure cancer (it’s not 100,000 words long–only a few hundred…)
Dueling narratives: what’s the job market like for scientists and is a Ph.D. worth it?
Sunday happiness: the Bertness Rock Anthem (I too have ties to the Bertness lab)

Other:

Ignoring the polls for reasons of mental and spiritual well-being
Democrats Offer Unqualified Support for Choice. It’s About Time.
The Jobs Program That Wasn’t (Krugman can’t say it, so I will: Republicans placed party before country)
IS MITT NOW GETTING HIS TALKING POINTS FROM RIGHT-WING E-MAIL FORWARDS? (yes)
Turkish woman shoots, decapitates her rapist
If Alcohol Were Discovered Today, Would it be Legal? Booze has created a public health crisis of immense proportions.
(Democratic) Party Like It’s 1936!
How Michelle Rhee Is Taking Over the Democratic Party (are Democrats really getting hammered about education the same way they were about welfare? That doesn’t ring true at all)
How To Tell If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Repressed
In His Speech To The DNC, Bill Clinton Repeated A Myth About Why People Are Unemployed.
The myth of compassionate deficit reduction
Woodward “Corners” Obama, Only To Crash Into The Debt Ceiling
CHICAGO’S TEACHERS JUST WENT ON STRIKE — HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHY
Why Does Sandra Fluke Drive Conservatives Bananas?
Chicago teachers on strike