Links for you. Science:

Why worry about the maturing of a science ?
Sifting the Evidence: or how the blog got its name.
Wildlife officials see free-ranging pigs as threat
What an academic article of the future should look like
Dr. Fields at the Huffington Post is wrong on open access
The science of cities: Life in the concrete jungle

Other:

Horrible Thoughts
Ezra Klein thinks constructively about Walmart (and gets clobbered by Doug Henwood. TECHNOBRAT POWERS, ACTIVATE!)
Why Black Friday Is a Behavioral Economist’s Nightmare
Coca-Cola Bug
The real reason for almost all big business failures
CDC: Abortions fall 5%, largest drop in a decade
QOTD: California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (it’s all about the retirement plan)
Ground Source Heat Pumps: Good Enough For Queen Elizabeth So Why Not For The Northeast?
Beware of the ‘Expert’ on Helping Liberals/Conservatives Get Along
6 Reasons the Fiscal Cliff is a Scam