Science 1, Idiocy 0

We interrupt thinking about Emma Stone (I'm about to see Easy A) to report a major blow for the lunatic anti-science movement in this country. There is no connection between vaccines and autism in children, and I'll let Kottke take it from here:

So get your kids (and yourselves) vaccinated and save them & their playmates from this whooping cough bullshit, which is actually killing actual kids and not, you know, magically infecting them with autism. Vaccination is one of the greatest human discoveries ever -- yes, Kanye, OF ALL TIME -- has saved countless lives, and has made countless more lives significantly better. So: Buck. Up.