Links for you. Science:

Follow Your Bliss
New slow loris found in Borneo
Polar research: Trouble bares its claws. Crabs invading the Antarctic continental shelf could deal a crushing blow to a rare ecosystem.
CDC stats on gun-related deaths
Inside the Minds of Mass Killers

Other:

News Outlets Battle Romney Campaign Over Expenses
Are Teachers Changing Their Minds About Education Reform?
Homicide Rates in the American West
The Bell Tolls For All Of Us (excellent)
Why Are Conservatives Obsessed With Making Women Breed?
Why the NRA Is Still Winning the War on Guns
Zero Conscience in “Zero Dark Thirty”
How Modern School Finance/Education Policy Works: Lessons from New York (step #3 is particularly galling)
Gun owners are sociopaths
Why Most Jews Don’t Seriously Consider Voting For Republicans
Did the federal ban on assault weapons matter?
Funny how that works
Libertarians, engineers, and climate disruption denial: part 1 – libertarians