Links for you. Science:

Nuclear Fission Works Fine, But Not Fusion. Here’s Why
Academic Journals: The Most Profitable Obsolete Technology in History
I Contain Multitudes: Microbiomes at the American Museum of Natural History
Neanderthals Migrated to Italy Earlier Than Thought
200-Year-Old Homeopathy “Cures” May Face Modern Medical Testing: Homeopathy is facing scrutiny from federal drug watchdogs after decades of non-regulation, to the delight of medical experts. “It is neither plausible, nor effective, nor safe,” said one.

Other:

Why I Felt Like a Failure When I Didn’t Make It on Broadway
An educator’s list of what’s really hard in public education today
I just had to follow this process to hard reset a smart home bulb
SAY NO TO THIS WELFARE REFORM’
Trevor Noah rips absurd US health care system after emergency appendectomy
Why Do the Privileged View Equity as “Hard Work”?
Unravelling the great mystery of our times
Slavery, the Nazis and the KKK: We can’t face the past, and it’s poisoning our future
The World’s Largest Mining Operation Is Run by Fungi
West End Residents Walk Out of Garden Garage Development Meeting
“They’re bonkers. Bizarre. They’re like a Star Wars bar room”: A former Republican congressman bemoans his sorry candidates (of course, there was little such bemoaning on the way up…)
New York is for the rich only: “Inequality in housing has reached Dickensian dimensions”
No longer top secret: The TPP trade deal is just as evil as you think it is
A Fast Lane for Pedestrians? A City Dweller’s Dream
I don’t wear poppies, and this image perfectly encapsulates why
All the Weird Tom Cruise Stories From Leah Remini’s Book About Scientology