Links for you. Science:
Data-driven science is a failure of imagination (not always)
Polynesians reached South America, picked up sweet potatoes, went home
Examining Common Arguments Against Influenza Vaccination
Clues to Prehistoric Human Exploration Found in Sweet Potato Genome
Harvard professor blasts Web rumor: Neanderthal clone story blamed on poor translation
Other:
Edge and the Art Collector
Pentagon Swears U.S. Role in Mali War Is Limited (I hope so)
High School Graduation Rates Still Increasing (good post, but I would argue that we need to focus on specific problems, rather than viewing ‘U.S. education’ as a monolithic entity)
Brunch With The Populists
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther’s King’s Legacy by Challenging So-Called Right-to-Work Laws
China in Revolt
21 Dogs Who Don’t Realize How Big They Are
Virginia Republicans Give Blacks the Finger on MLK Day
Root of all evil?
Seneca, Selma, and Stonewall
5 Myths About Roe v. Wade
GOP Governors Deny The Poor Health Care In Opposing Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion