Industry vs. government science – Salon.com.

Considering the interests of business over the interests of public health is not a balanced approach. Industry is short-sighted in their efforts. Debasing genuine scientific information to maintain the bottom line doesn’t just affect the targeted science. It affects all science. Continuing to attack science and scientists only diminishes science as a whole and could lead to fewer individuals pursuing science in the future.

That doesn’t even touch on the public health effects. It’s easy for business to ignore things like this when their money and power shields them from the health consequences.

Patent life: how the Supreme Court fell short – Boing Boing.

How Google Rediscovered the 19th Century – The Conversation – The Chronicle of Higher Education.

An ode to Google’s efforts to make everything searchable.

Congress united on one topic: Pets are cute – In the Loop – The Washington Post.

And so this great experiment in democracy ends.

This Woman Makes the Same Face. At Nearly the Same Time. Every Day.

Fascinating!

Why You Should Think Twice Before Shaming Anyone on Social Media | Underwire | Wired.com.

Lockdown – Marco.org.

Official Trailer from Comic-Con | COSMOS | FOX BROADCASTING – YouTube.

I’m generally an observant of the saying “Dont’ read the comments!” But sometimes you do, and often it’s painful. But every now and then you see one like this:

Religion is like a penis. It’s great that you have one, and I’m glad you’re proud of it. However, it becomes a problem when you take it out and wave it in everyone’s face. Keep it in your pants dude.
by bluebayou12

Too Young to Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides | Pulitzer Center.

This world can be so cruel.