Links for you. Science:

No, You Shouldn’t Fear GMO Corn: How Elle botched a story about genetically modified food.
How Many Ants Live in New York City?
Are your data normal? Hint: no.
Remaining Challenges of Next-Gen Sequencing
Whooping Cough Linked to Shorter Life Expectancy
Bioinformatics is not something you are taught, it’s a way of life

Other:

Under The Hood Of School Rating Systems
Tech Magnates Bet on Booker and His Future (apparently, $5 million in start up funds can buy you a senator)
Help CEPR Get Too Big to Fail
Restoring Trust in Government and the Internet
An Open Letter To Jeff Bezos and Gene Weingarten
Imprisoned CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou: Totality of Punishment is Not Limited to a Prison Sentence
Abortion Cooties!
Special Delivery, of Sorts, for Wayward Dog Owners
The Free-Trade Blues
What Feeds Racism: The Problem With Paula Deen and Good Southern Ladies
Why I write for an essay mill
Basics: Let’s Debase the Dollar!
Teach for America Apostates: a Primer of Alumni Resistance