Links for you. Science:

The final nail in the coffin for the antivaccine rallying cry “Too many too soon”?
Yvonne Brill and the Beef-Stroganoff Illusion
Thank The Simple Wasp For That Complex Glass Of Wine
Sea lion blows scientists’ minds by head-bobbing to the Backstreet Boys
Why twitter is THE BEST. #nerds

Other:

“Disability” (absolute, must-read)
I’m So Glad We Elected a Democrat, Part Wev
A Stupid Death in a Stupid War: Remembering Michael Kelly
How The World Works
Mansplainer, For Men: Why Don’t Women Like It When You Tell Them They’re Hot, In Public?
Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester.
A New Chicago Freedom Ride
Sarah Schulman ‘Doesn’t Know’ About Hamas
Five Fears About ’42’
Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine
Spare us your salary sequestration stunts
I live on $710.00 a month, what exactly am I supposed to cut?
And Then the Fun Begins And Then the Fun Begins
Why I Fear the Aryan Brotherhood—and You Should, Too
Clean Out the Hive