Links for you. Science:

There Should Be Grandeur: Basic Science in the Shadow of the Sequester (excellent, though you’ve heard it here before)
The Social and Ecological Integration of Captive-Raised Adolescent Male African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) into a Wild Population
Thoughts on the Assemblathon 2 paper
Science faces sequestration cuts
The coming R&D crash
When 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they’ve never needed love before
Sequestration Will Deal A Devastating Blow To Medical Research (pdf)

Other:

Spread of Academic Success in a High School Social Network
Jack Lew’s Grotesque Citi Employment Deal and the Institutionalization of Corruption
Eric Cantor will propose Federal Law that Ends Overtime Pay for hourly workers
The Fever Swamp of the Center, Continued (interesting that people are finally realizing how stupid Compulsive Centrist Order is; years behind the curve…)
Boonville’s quirky dialect fading away
The Real Story Behind the Crash and Burn of America’s Managerial Class
Who’s Behind the Curtain of Treasury Nominee Jack Lew’s Funny Money
Americans still don’t want to cut any actual government programs
Why It’s Smart to Be Reckless on Wall Street
Think the Voting Rights Act is outdated? Come to South Carolina.
Attention drivers! Turn off your idling engines: Reducing vehicle idling will cut pollution and save you money