Links for you. Science:
Sci-Hub as necessary, effective civil disobedience
In DNA, Clues to the Cheetah’s Speed and Hurdles
When you find a sandbar in the middle of the ocean…
Obama Says People Who Give Genetic Samples for Research Should Own the Data (no idea what this means for who gets drug profits)
Identification of animals and plants is an essential skill set
Other:
A Rising Call to Promote STEM Education and Cut Liberal Arts Funding
How a Democrat Killed Welfare
Shouldn’t Older Men Be Going For Bernie?
James Galbraith Describes Major Forecast Failure in Model Used by Romers to Attack Friedman on Sanders Plan
Hillary Clinton and Welfare Reform
Bernie Sanders’ plan for ‘free college’ will not destroy historically black colleges
Is Paul Ryan Writing His Own Presidential Campaign Platform?
Bernie’s Revolution Hits a Wall: The movement will only matter if it figures out how to change gears, fast. Can it?
Hillary Clinton’s Speech to Goldman Sachs (satire)
Neoliberalism is being challenged
Why I Joined Bernie Sanders
How Can Black People Trust Hillary Clinton After the 2008 Campaign?
mikethemadbiologist
Re Cohen’s article on calls to STEM education over liberal arts –
1) Robert Charette, “The STEM Crisis is a Myth” – http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth
2) Mike Konczal, “The UNC Coup and the Second Limit of Economic Liberalism” – http://rooseveltinstitute.org/unc-coup-and-second-limit-economic-liberalism/
Here’s one for tomorrow’s links:
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/03/01/trump-mass-appeal-one-factor-that-explains-the-republican-frontrunner-popularity/l49Yv8wfOJ3wFStbzGwc0L/story.html?p1=feature_stack_4_hp