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Bad Science
- Taking transparency beyond results: ethics committees must work in the open
- Events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland
Schneier on Security
STAT
- Study: Contrasting outcomes from candidates’ health plans
- New research effort taking the long view with Facebook founder’s $3 billion
- Freeze-dried drug factories could make a slew of medicines — just add water
- Colorado is latest state to be sued for restricting access to hepatitis C drugs
- Monsanto licenses CRISPR technology to modify crops — with key restrictions
- Valeant avoids double-digit price hikes with 9.9 percent increases
- It’s time to call the opioid epidemic a public health emergency
- FDA commissioner calls for Sarepta drug study to be retracted
- Pharmalot, Pharmalittle: Congress probes FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations
- 5 creative ways to trick people into eating healthy
- Secret trove reveals bold ‘crusade’ to make OxyContin a blockbuster
- Is the gut microbiome an important cause of obesity?
Revolutions
Scientific Method – Ars Technica
- Researchers who sexually harass may have a harder time getting grants
- EpiPen maker CEO to seething lawmakers: We’re doing the world a favor
- Humanity left Africa in one big surge
- Between a rocket and a hard place: Elon Musk to give the speech of his life
ResearchBuzz
- Azerbaijan Production, NYC Rents, YouTube, More: Thursday Afternoon Buzz, September 22, 2016
- Classics Teaching, Presidential Debates, YouTube, More: Thursday Buzz, September 22, 2016
NPR Fresh Air
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- ‘Narcos’ Producer On The Drug War, Colombia And...
- You know, just your usual Thursday over here… Terry Gross...
The Presurfer
- The Scania Clock
- The World's 12 Smelliest Plants
- Dinosaurs
- 10 Most Bizarre Tombs Ever Discovered
- Srambled
- The Atlas Of Living Australia
- 5 Delightful Science Experiments From 100 Years Ago
Futurity
- Alzheimer’s toxin ‘stacks up’ to get into cells
- Greenland’s ‘uplift’ makes ice loss hard to measure
- VW emissions cheat could lead to 50 early deaths
Dinosaur Comics!
Recyclart
Main Feed - Environmental Defense
- The Clean Power Plan: Driving Down Electricity Bills for Families
- The Clean Power Plan: Driving Down Electricity Bills for Families
Modern FarmerModern Farmer
- Under the Knife: Why an Urban Ottawa Farm Was Almost Carved Up for a Local Hospital
- Meet the Fruit: Aronia, a “Superfood” Native to the American Midwest
- Meet the Modern Farmer: Tony Gibbons, Christopher Washington, and James Livengood
Big Picture
WebUrbanist
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
swissmiss
Root Simple
Features – FiveThirtyEight
- Clinton’s Leading In Exactly The States She Needs To Win
- It Only Takes Six Seconds To Hear The World’s Most Sampled Song
- There’s A 10 Percent Chance Of A Three-Way MLB Wild-Card Tie
- Senate Forecast: The Map Favors Democrats, Ever So Slightly
- Election Update: Reports Of A Clinton Rebound Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
- Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016
- Obamacare Has Increased Insurance Coverage Everywhere
In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress
Dilbert Daily Strip
CreativeApplications.Net
OET Experimental Licensing Branch Recent Grants
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CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Falls Prevention Awareness Day — September 22, 2016
- Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014
- HIV Testing Experience Before HIV Diagnosis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — 21 Jurisdictions, United States, 2007–2013
- Unmet Needs for Ancillary Services Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Who Are Receiving HIV Medical Care— United States, 2013–2014
- Update: Influenza Activity — United States and Worldwide, May 22–September 10, 2016
- Notes from the Field: Furanyl-Fentanyl Overdose Events Caused by Smoking Contaminated Crack Cocaine — British Columbia, Canada, July 15–18, 2016
- Notes from the Field: Pediatric Death from Meningococcal Disease in a Family of Romani Travelers — Sarasota, Florida, 2015
- Erratum: Vol. 65, No. 35
- QuickStats: Notes from the Field: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥65 Years Meeting 2008 Federal Guidelines for Leisure-Time Aerobic§ and Muscle-Strengthening Activities, by Age and Type of Activity — United States, 2000–2002 and 2013–2015
- Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables
GOOD
- Carolina Reaper Madness Chips Are So Hot They’re Only Sold One At A Time
- MacArthur Genius Recipient Says He Would Return The $625,000 Prize
- Hyperlapse Video Shows What It’s Like To Run Through The Seasons
- Researchers Just Discovered A Way To Trick Your Brain Into Success
- Middle School Teacher Receives Death Threats After First Amendment Lesson
- The World’s Oldest Melody Is Surprisingly Soothing
Grist
- Alaska Native youth view warmer weather as the norm.
- Gary Johnson on climate: Eh, the sun will destroy the planet eventually anyway
- Big business is diving into the fight over the Dakota Access pipeline.
- Farmworkers demand ban on a toxic pesticide.
- Grass-fed beef sales jumped 40 percent in 2015.
- The scandal-embroiled Trump Foundation once donated to a climate advocacy group.
- How climate change is screwing up your favorite season
- What kind of water heater is greenest?
- Cyclists and walkers are building their own bike lanes and crosswalks.
Eurostat News releases
Planet Haskell
McSweeney’s
- It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
- Spring Forward, Fall Into Perpetual Darkness
- List: Things I Love About Fall in New England
13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
xkcd.com
kottke.org
- Barack Obama’s exit interview
- The 40th Anniversary Edition of the Voyager Golden Record
- Hillary Clinton on Between Two Ferns
- A nonfiction literary map of the United States
- Uncanny car impressions
North Precinct – SPD Blotter | Seattle Police News and Events
Design Milk
- Driftscape: Traveling Untethered
- A Parisian Pied-à-terre by Piret Johanson Studio
- Uluru Modular Concrete Seating by Shiro studio
- 10 Artist-Designed Laptop and iPad Skins from Society6
- Plumen 003: The World’s Most Beautiful Light Bulb?
- House of Fluctuations by Satoru Hirota Architects
Cabin Porn
National Geographic News
- Here's What Was in the First Issue of 'National Geographic' Magazine
- How We'll Tackle Diseases That Are Becoming Untreatable
- Arsenic Pills and Lead Foundation: The History of Toxic Makeup
someecards.com
- 17 food experts share their tips for becoming a better home cook.
- Parents confessed their favorite things to do when the kids aren't around (besides bone).
- Man's anonymous essay about his micropenis reveals a double standard of body shaming for men and women.
- Disabled woman takes to Facebook to righteously shame dudes who stole her reserved seats.
- Here's everything that's coming to Netflix in October (just in time for cuffing season).
- Even the Dalai Lama can do a Donald Trump impression.
- Hey, if you have a Yahoo account, you just got hacked.
- Kristen Bell used to have a mullet, and it was freaking adorable.
- 'Mooning' is the new texting term you should learn because somebody's probably doing it to you.
- A guy made pumpkin spice pizza and now this crap has officially gone too far.
- In a cruel twist, science says your Fitbit may actually keep you from losing weight.
- Guy uses drone to pick up Starbucks order because 2016 is full of surprises.
- JonBenét Ramsey's brother Burke threatens to sue CBS for libel.
- Hey Harry Potter fans, J.K. Rowling made a way for you to find out what your Patronus is.
- Hilariously literal kid follows mom's instructions for eating grapes to the letter.
- Breaking: professional sexy person Bar Refaeli looks great in lingerie six weeks after giving birth.
- Chrissy Teigen admits she's still self-conscious about her post-baby body. And she's a supermodel.
- Disney halts sale of 'Moana' Halloween costume over accusations of racism.
- Watch Mark Wahlberg humiliate his daughter by rapping about spanking.
- 'Great British Bake Off' judge Mary Berry is saying 'farewell to soggy bottoms.'
- 'Reasonable' man bolts when he and his fiancée get mugged, now she doesn't know if he's the one anymore.
- Woman needs a polite way to ask her new boyfriend to wipe his butt better.
- Women work an average of four years more than men, still get paid less.
- Marion Cotillard denies she played a role in Brangelina split in scathing Instagram post.
- Hero collects 15 nuggets of bathroom wall wisdom to really make you think while you poop.
- Gutsy Iranian women respond to ban on women riding bikes by posting their cycling pics.
- What you're doing with your tampons may be destroying the planet.
- Britney Spears' kids scared her and her reaction was everything you'd hope.
- Karen Gillan addressed people who think her 'Jumanji' costume shows too much skin.
- Nail contouring is now a thing, try to keep up.
- Hillary Clinton does 'Between Two Ferns' with Zach Galifianakis, immediately 'regrets doing this.'
- Jimmy Kimmel had celebrities read Mean Tweets again, and this time it got nasty.
- Meet the adults who create voices in their heads on purpose. They're called tulpamancers.
HotLinks
- Palmer Luckey
- Yahoo confirms every Yahoo Mail user ever hacked, two years ago
- Nazis in Manhattan
- Yahoo user database breach?
- Beale U-2 crash
Colossal
- Photographer Nicky Bay Documents Mirror Spiders Adjusting their Silver Plates to Appear More Reflective
- A Contemporary Art Center in Prague Builds 138-Foot Rooftop Airship as a Home for Public Events