Interesting Links for 16-10-2011

• Religion's truce with science can't hold | Julian Baggini | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
  'Any religious belief seeking to explain the 'how's of the universe is competing with science – and in this sphere science will always win'
  (tags: religion comment interesting science via Andrew Ducker )
• If they're going to get a life, young people need soft skills | Libby Brooks | Comment is free | The Guardian
  'One in four secondary pupils receives no sex and relationships education in school; a quarter of those who do say it isn't taught well.'
  (tags: interesting education sex culture )
• Britain’s Self-Inflicted Misery - NYTimes.com
  'For a year now, Britain’s economy has been stuck in a vicious cycle of low growth, high unemployment and fiscal austerity. But unlike Greece, which has been forced into induced recession by misguided European Union creditors, Britain has inflicted this harmful quack cure on itself.'
  (tags: interesting money comment economy financial crisis the coalition UK )
• Liam Fox resignation exposes Tory links to US radical right | Politics | The Observer
  'David Cameron has been accused of allowing a secret rightwing agenda to flourish at the heart of the Conservative party, as fallout from the resignation of Liam Fox exposed its close links with a US network of lobbyists, climate change deniers and defence hawks.'
  (tags: interesting politics conservative party the coalition comment )
• U.S. bishop charged for not taking porn to police - CBS News
  'Kansas City's Catholic bishop was charged Friday with not telling police about child pornography found on a priest's computer, making him the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official indicted on a charge of failing to protect children.'
  (tags: news religion abuse America )

• Wall Street Journal circulation scam claims senior Murdoch executive | Media | The Guardian
  'The Guardian found evidence that the Journal had been channelling money through European companies in order to secretly buy thousands of copies of its own paper at a knock-down rate, misleading readers and advertisers about the Journal's true circulation.'
  (tags: journalism lies image crime money interesting Murdoch news )
• Amazon Rewrites the Rules of Book Publishing - NYTimes.com
  'Amazon.com has taught readers that they do not need bookstores. Now it is encouraging writers to cast aside their publishers.'
  (tags: interesting books literature economy money technology )