Nate Silver's accurate election polling analysis this year has made him a god of science even though his record is spottier than is generally known. Obamacare will not be repealed. But it will probably be revised — and eventually we'll find out if it becomes popular. In his victory speech, Obama finally mentioned global warming. But big action on climate change does not look likely.

Prominent climate change denier Richard Muller now admits he was wrong (+video). Anthony Watts says global warming is due to lousy placement of weather stations. Several bloggers note that neither paper has been published. Curiosity to land on Mars, maybe. Goodbye Charlie. Jonah Lehrer moves on to fiction, and the psychologizing is piled higher and deeper.

Huzzah, aspirin prevents cancer and heart disease! Maybe. These American Lies: Department of Climate Change. These American Lies: Department of Apple, Science Journals, and Science Writing.

In Egypt, people are in danger but antiquities seem safe for now. Would Egyptian treasures in European and US museums be safe if repatriated? Did global warming and food prices trigger Egyptian protests — or was it mobile phones? Did global warming trigger the Big Snow — or was it microbes?