Because politicians have higher moral standards.

Playing Politics with the Doctor–Patient Relationship

via alerts (Deborah J. Oyer) on 6/13/12

New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 366, Issue 24, Page 2326-2327, June 2012.

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25 Things I Want My Ranch Kids to Know

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Gaffigan gets it right again.

Gaffigan gets it right again.

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I can’t explain why I like this pic, but I do.

I can't explain why I like this pic, but I do.

Concert goat

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All Hail the Hypnotoad!

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Fun site with spooky animations of old photos.

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Full contact marathon running

April 2, 2012 1 comment

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Full contact marathon running

via kottke.org by Jason Kottke on 4/2/12

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer officially entered the Boston Marathon, which was an all-male event at the time. Two miles in, race officials caught their mistake and one of them tried to remove her from the course. Switzer’s boyfriend intervened on her behalf:

Kathrine Switzer

She finished the race but was later disqualified. (via mlkshk)

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The Thought Police are only doing their job.

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Philosophy professor questioned by FBI over syllabus!

via Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog by Brian Leiter on 3/29/12

This is pretty shocking. His university’s lawyers should be stepping in to defend core academic freedom, and free speech. (Thanks to Daniel Weiskopf for the pointer.)

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Dr Tyson on being connected.

Kiwi are kool

February 18, 2012 Leave a comment

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