Links for you. Science:
Drinking water prior to meals may help weight-loss
The Heroes of CRISPR
We just lost another critical climate satellite
New NASA budget eats the seed corn of its Journey to Mars
Genetics in psychiatry – hope or hype?
Other:
My plea to the left: treat Jews the same way you’d treat any other minority
Randi Weingarten: Donald Trump’s Rhetoric Has Contaminated Schools
This portion of Obama’s press corps dinner remarks is worth dwelling on
Who Rejects the Science Behind Climate Change?
David Frum’s From Outer Space
Life Is Tough for the Post, the Voters Reject Its Call for Cutting Social Security and Medicare In the Name of Democracy
University of Glasgow economics lecturer move sparks row: Decision to move senior lecturer off core module raises further concerns about economics teaching in universities
Neoliberalism: A Quick Follow-up
Exposed by CMD: KIPP’s Efforts to Keep the Public in the Dark while Seeking Millions in Taxpayer Subsidies
One Top Taxpayer Moved, and New Jersey Shuddered
Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously.
Never Forget What Got Us Here
“I Just Don’t Find American Literature Interesting”: Lit-Blog Pioneer Jessa Crispin Closes Bookslut, Does Not Bite Tongue
The US spent $1.4 billion in Africa telling people not to have sex and it didn’t work
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