Links for you. Science:

David M. Raup, Who Transformed Field of Paleontology, Dies at 82
Bird Flu Cost the US $3.3 Billion and Worse Could Be Coming
Digital Seashells and David Raup
Workaholism isn’t a valid requirement for advancing in science
Could a Catastrophic Earthquake Really Destroy Seattle?

Other:

Here’s Some Stupid for Lunch: Oklahoma Protesters Welcome Obama with Confederate Flags. In which members of a state that wasn’t even a state during the Civil War salutes the president with the flag of the Confederacy.
Watching Scotty Blow, Cont’d: Governor Walker’s Campaign Investigation Ends (why elected judges are awful)
Black Americans Are Killed At 12 Times The Rate Of People In Other Developed Countries
Bill Clinton Apologizes for His Role in America’s Prison EpidemicL In which Bill offers a mea culpa for bad policy decisions during his presidency to seemingly clear the way for Hillary’s nomination. (let’s remember some history; Bush 43 made Clinton look better than he was)
banality of evil, exhaustion of tourista
David &%#@$! Brooks
I spent 2 years cleaning houses. What I saw makes me never want to be rich.
“We’ve got a lot of people dying”
There’s Very Little Justice In Our So-Called ‘Justice System’
Bear breaks into Colorado bakery and eats 24 pies – but leaves one behind
Why Go Set a Watchman is a much better novel than To Kill a Mockingbird
What the Debate Over Harper Lee’s Two Atticuses Reveals About Our Literary Culture
A Note About Our Coverage Of Donald Trump’s ‘Campaign’