Links for you. Science:
A Very Waspy Beetle
SCOTUS decision on gene patents is bad biology, and bad for science
PETA’s Mixed Martial Assault on Scientists
SCOTUS: DNA is information, not a chemical
Ancient Roman Concrete Is About to Revolutionize Modern Architecture
Other:
Yes, Congress and the President are Responsible for the Surveillance State (excellent)
Why ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ Is the Wrong Way to Think About Surveillance
The influence of spies has become too much. It’s time politicians said no: John le Carré on secret courts, surveillance and the excessive influence of the CIA and MI6 on democratic institutions (must-read)
Perspective
A Smoking Ban in All Related Companies Rentals
Pictures of the Corrosive Linkage Between Higher Inequality and Diminished Opportunity
What We DO Know About Chemical Weapons In Syria
Five myths about privacy
A Choice, Not An Echo
Five Depressing Thoughts About Arming Syria’s Rebels
And Now….It’s Syria’s Turn
Kim Deal Leaves the Pixies
Retired Federal Judge: Your Faith In Secret Surveillance Court Is Dramatically Misplaced
Why Obama is Declaring War on Syria
The ‘secrecy industrial complex’