Links for you. Science:

Why Theoretical Computer Scientists Aren’t Worried About Privacy
Not a complete digital convert
What happened when I had my genome sequenced
Don’t Take Your Vitamins
The genius and the damage done

Other:

We Already Tried Libertarianism – It Was Called Feudalism (absolute must-read)
The biggest scandal in America
NOTES FROM A DIGITAL UNDERGROUND? OH, PLEASE.
Very Serious Person Alert: Mike Grunwald
National Income: Paying Work, Not Capital
NYU Channels Wall Street: New Documents Show Lavish Pay, Perks and Secret Deals (Pitchforks. Now)
Fire James Clapper: The Director of National Intelligence lied to Congress about NSA surveillance. What else will he lie about?
ACLU sues White House over ‘dragnet’ data collection
Surveillance of Banksters Please
Single payer is needed cure
Inside the United States
Debunking the Do-It-All University Professor Myth
Economist still chicken: botches sentence rather than split infinitive (I’m a firm believer you can do whatever you want with infinitives, especially if you use the word fucking)