I’ve got your missing links right here (26 May 2012)

This is beautiful. Alexis Madrigal watches an eclipse by turning his fist into a pinhole camera, entrances passers-by

Must-read piece on the NSABB – the board that assessed the risk of those mutant flu papers – by Brendan Maher

For all the concern about Fukushima, did you know that tobacco smoke contains radioactive polonium? The tobcco industry did.

I love this piece so much. 10 science concepts that would make awesome supervillains

The CIA’s fake vaccination campaign to get bin Laden: still undermining state relations, polio eradication

Report about questionable research practices practises questionable research practices

How One Flawed Study Spawned a Decade of Lies – Forbes covers the man who supported a gay cure, and is now apologising

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