Links for you. Science:

Is there connection between Type 1 diabetes and cleanliness? Finland serves as a model.
What caused a 10-year winter starting in 536?
Flying the Coop: Antibiotic Resistance Spreads to Birds, Other Wildlife
H1N1 is back. Here’s what you need to know.
PopGen and Phylogenomics from Antonis Rokas…who is also just a fun-guy!
El Niño monitoring system in failure mode: US budget woes cripple a key mooring array in the tropical Pacific Ocean. (as always, it’s worth noting that there is no reason at all for this to happen)

Other:

Concerns And The Great Moderation (excellent)
3 MYTHS THAT BLOCK PROGRESS FOR THE POOR
Here’s to wishing you the best of luck in the birth lottery—you’re going to need it
The Christian Right Loves A Bully
BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUTS
How do you define success for a calculus MOOC?
The Defiant Parents: Testing’s Discontents
My Experience in a Turkish Gulen Charter School
Message to North Carolina Teachers: We Hope You Die Young
Hey, Dan Primack: Here’s why there are so few Boston-based tech reporters (wasn’t really aware this was a problem…)
Why the Post passed on Ezra Klein
How Bitcoin Plays Into the Hands of Central Bankers and Will Facilitate the Use of Negative Interest Rates
How Richard Sherman Became America’s Newest Thug