I can't just post about the earthquake, so I'm finally going to clear out some tabs

The first several are loosely connected.

One on how girls underestimate their own intelligence
Vaguely connected to that is this old, old New Yorker article on praising your kids.
Another article on the same subject.
Does Hidden Sexism Discourage Girls From Math and Science?
And an editorial on a similar vein

The mathematics of fish schools and flocks of humans

Here is an interactive, updated map of what the heck is going on in the Middle East and North Africa. It is utterly fascinating if you're unable to keep up.

Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war

How the human penis lost its spines

Prison Rape and the Government. I skimmed this one.

Here's an article about earthworms, which are, of course, an invasive species in North America. Our native worms died out after the last ice age. Earthworms are good for your garden, but they're bad for the forests, so if you truck worms into a forest to fish, truck them back out again when you're done - don't just dump them there!

*sighs*

NH GOP State Rep. Says Disabled and Mentally Ill Are ‘Defective People’ And Should Be Shipped To Siberia
More here.

Apparently, the guy also believes abortion should be always illegal... but then, I've long since realized that those consistently opposed to abortion are rarely what I would consider logical about the matter.

Hey, it's Daylight Savings tomorrow!

Daylight Savings is absurd, but you have to go along with it, so don't forget to set forward any clocks that don't reset themselves.