When I wrote my review of Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend (see: When Your Genes Turn Bad … I was unaware of this review by Grrlscientiest, but now I am so I’m pointing it out to you.

Four Stone Hearth # 67, the Anthropology Blog Carnival is at Soring Out Science. Check it out.

The 11th Skeptics Circle (I just don’t believe there have been that many) “You’re Gonna Love It Edition is now at Action Skeptics. Here.

Assuage Guilt: Get Inspired. Do Something:

Here is the first nine minutes of the speech. For the rest, go to Guilty Planet. And while you there browse around, it is an interesting place.

Don’t forget to periodically visit The Energy Grid, where you will find interesting posts such as this one: Politics or technology? (And something else altogether?)

Politics or Technology?
Which will be more important in addressing the open questions of energy security and environmental sustainability?
Who will save us from the impending meltdown towards which our most respected scientific models suggest we are headed?
Scientists or senators? Diplomats or designers? Engineers or community organizers? Us or them?

It may have to be us. All of us.

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