Links for you. Science:
Changing climates of conflict: A social network experiment in 56 schools (pdf)
The alarming drug-resistance gene MCR-1 that was first detected in China in November has been found in meat sold in Ontario in 2010. The gene grants bacteria like E. coli resistance to colistin, a powerful antibiotic of last resort.
Expert panel finds CDC remains weak on lab safety despite some progress
The Virtues of Virtual – And Why We’re Devirtualizing
The myopia boom: Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions. Some scientists think they have found a reason why.
Other:
The Website Obesity Crisis
D.C. And Maryland Buck National Trend Of Restricting Abortion Access
Militants’ choice of wildlife refuge provided isolation, ready compound
Bowser Supports Closing FreshPAC Loophole
10 Tired Traffic Myths That Didn’t Get a Rest in 2015
At West Roxbury meeting on Centre Street condo proposal, the talk turns to all the empty storefronts on the street (29 parking spaces for 16 apartments? That’s awful)
The big microaggression lie: The real story behind the right’s phony war on political correctness
Why I Choose To Be Lonely Without Complaining
Are Charter Schools the New Subprime Mortgages?
Mapped: All 200 Square Miles of Parking in LA County, As One Giant Parking Lot
Success Academy Principal Who Created ‘Got to Go’ List Takes Leave
Bernie on Wall Street: full prepared text
Eastern Oregon once had a Malheur Indian Reservation. Guess what happened.
How SAT Saves Market Share
A Bailout for Volkswagen? Congress Wants to Do Something Absolutely Crazy
mikethemadbiologist
All two hundred square miles of parking in LA county –
http://www.betterinstitutions.com/blog/2016/1/2/map-a-parking-lot-with-all-of-la-countys-186-million-parking-spaces