Links for you. Science:

America is one bad winter away from a food disaster, thanks to dying bees
Sound the Alarm: Fraud in Neuroscience
‘Jews a Race’ Genetic Theory Comes Under Fierce Attack by DNA Expert: Israeli Scientist Challenges Hypothesis of Middle East Origins
The Kitten Microbiome Project
No New Deadly Gonorrhea Strain After All; NBC Retracts Earlier Report About Virus “Worse Than HIV”

Other:

Zelda and Sophie keep an eye on things.
Most data isn’t “big,” and businesses are wasting money pretending it is (“Gregor Mendel uncovered the secrets of genetic inheritance with just enough data to fill a notebook”)
“Gatsby” Gets Flappers Wrong
Manque Generation (excellent)
BUT IT’S CHEAPER, RIGHT?
Wanted: Adult Supervision for the Gun Nuts (yes, they are militant)
23 Signs You’ve Lived In New York City Too Long (with minor tweaks, a lot of these apply to Boston…)
Penny Pritzker’s Commerce (Part One)
Female ‘Purity’ Is Bullshit
The Numbers on Plastics Explained
The Strike That Didn’t Change New York
Imported From Detroit
Why is Corporate America
 fanning the flames of violence in Chicago?
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