Killugudi Jayaraman at The Great Beyond [a Nature.com blog]: Indian government competition for better skin whiteners draws fire. Good to see Nature.com wake up to the controversy two months after it broke. [Thanks to Sharmishta for the pointer].
BTW, there has been no Challenge of the Month contest since the second one -- cost effective alternatives to silicones to improve feel, shine and tactile properties of surfaces -- ended on 31 Januuary 2011.
Freeman Dyson: How We Know. A review of James Gleick's The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Kevin Carey in The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Dangerous Lure of the Research-University Model.
J.B. Deaton: Do you need ideal conditions to do great work? [Hat tip: Swarup]
Sunday fun link: The Girl Who Loves to Levitate (14 photos).
Sunday, February 27, 2011
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