links for 2010-06-28 Maggie Koerth-Baker: Nature vs. Nurture: The neuroscientist with a murderer's brain Nate Silver: Senate Forecast: Whereas, as of our last update, or simulations were projecting an average of 54.0 Democratic and 46.0 Republican seats, we now show 55.2 Democrats, 44.2 Republicans, and 0.6 Charlie Crists. Mark Thoma Is Not as Pessimistic About American Governance as I Am Arctic Sea Ice Extent Scarecrow: Economics Is Hard . . . Especially For Those Who Got Everything Wrong Daniel Gordis: The five-state solution: those who argue that the two-state solution will not work are right. It’s more likely that we’ll need five: Hamastan, Fatahland, Palestine, Haredia and Israel Josh Marshall: What This Country Needs Is long overdue opening statement reform. Buce: Liveblogging the Gospel of Mark Sarah Perez: Kindle App for iPhone, iPad Now Does Audio and Video Boing Boing picnic in San Francisco, July 10th James Morley: The Emperor Has No Clothes