Links 1/26/15

Links for you. Science:

Medieval Math Problems
The devastating impact of vaccine deniers, in one measles chart
Elizabeth Warren Proposes Big Pharma ‘Swear Jar’ To Fund Medical Research
How Anti-Vaxxers Ruined Disneyland For Themselves (And Everyone Else)
Machinery & the Mine, Quantitative Genetics & Genomics

Other:

Losing our collective nerve (very good)
What is Noah thinking? (you have to understand the limitations of your data)
Here Is the Latest Bold Lie From Thomas Friedman (conferences don’t solve many problems, but they are good for the Mustache of Wisdom’s bank account)
The Atrocious, Forgotten Style of the Planet Hollywood Era
Help wanted: Fast food cashier, $15 an hour
Blame Republicans, Not Madison, for Gridlock
Higher Education, Wages, and Polarization
The Air and Space Museum needs a new skin
“Yes Virginia, all that money printing did show up as inflation”
Inside the Stunning Mosques of Shiraz, Iran
O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us
Institutions Usually Beat Genius
Why The Test Debate Is About Politics, Not Education
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
Ben Carson Shilled Scam AIDS And Cancer Cures For 10 Years, Will Be Your Next President Obvs
‘Sure, People Are Talking About Prison Reform, but They Aren’t Actually Doing Anything.’
‘American Sniper’ Is Almost Too Dumb to Criticize
“If Reagan is Not Risen…”
What Would Martin Say?
Do New Parents Tend To Flee D.C.? The Numbers Point To ‘Yes’ (interesting in that if you can keep them until their kids are 4 years old, they stay)

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