Just Links

Links!

• Libraries, Books, Writers, & Suchlike
• The Annoyed Librarian's take on the recent report regarding the Library of Congress's weaknesses is on point: Hire a Librarian Next Time No, you didn't read that wrong. The Librarian of Congress is not, technically, a librarian. He is a historian.
• NYC Department of Education, Homeless Services to add books to city shelters, helping thousands of homeless children 
• Minnesota Proposes Classroom Censorship Bills 
• Rolling Stone Article on Rape at University of Virginia Failed All Basics, Report Says Related: In Report on Rolling Stone, a Case Study in Failed Journalism 
• The Hugo Awards: GamerGate Edition, 2015 
• April 6, 1895: Oscar Wilde arrested 
• The Smell Of Rain: How CSIRO Invented A New Word The etymology of my (current) favorite word - petrichor. 
• Health & Science
• One Seattle Children’s doctor thinks he’s close to stopping SIDS 
• Maybe You Should Skip That Annual Physical Related: Mark Cuban’s Advice a ‘Recipe For Making All Of Us Sick,’ Expert Says 
• Personalized Cancer Vaccines Pass Early Test 
• Researchers find inspirational online videos could lessen prejudices 
• How Europeans evolved white skin 
• Iconic Boab Trees Trace Journeys Of Ancient Aboriginal People 
• New Paper Solves Black Hole Paradox, Suggests They Don't Erase Information After All 
• Education
• If We Put an End to Corporate Welfare, College Tuition Could Be Free "Governor Jindal’s single gift to Exxon Mobil is almost equal to the $300 million in additional cuts to public colleges he announced in January. If the cuts pass, Louisiana State University could see thousands of teachers and staff layoffs, departments and campuses closed, and the future competitiveness of the school severely compromised." Sir, your priorities are showing...
• Other (Serious Stuff)
• Gun goes off in Altoona church during Easter Vigil mass "It's unclear why he brought a gun into church." Not really conducive to worship...
• Kansas To Allow Concealed Carry Of Guns Without A Permit "Kansas residents will be allowed to carry concealed weapons in the state without training or a permit starting in July under a bill signed into law on Thursday by Governor Sam Brownback." Note to self: Avoid Kansas. 
• New Harvard Research Debunks the NRA's Favorite Talking Points 
• Ted Cruz Isn't an Idiot -- He's Delusional and That's Far More Dangerous