Links for you. Science:

Unravelling why shoelace knots fail
The Knull Legacy
The Medical Uses of Maggots
Why the US science and engineering workforce is aging rapidly
Dingo Wins Competition for World’s Most Interesting Genome

Other:

Living by the Girl Scout Law, Even Without a Home
Are alley dwellings the solution to D.C.’s lack of space?
Push to expand free Metro rides in DC
A homeless family needed shelter. D.C. gave them bus tickets to North Carolina.
How not to create traffic jams, pollution and urban sprawl
Metro isn’t hopeless: Here are four realistic reforms the region could agree on.
When commuting in the D.C. region, distance doesn’t tell the whole story
Donald Trump’s Multi-Pronged Attack on the Internet
How Liberals Fell In Love With The West Wing (good, but I will restate my common complaint that liberal has become an utterly meaningless word)
Asian Poverty and the “Model Minority”
Carter Page Went to Moscow With a Tape of Donald Trump Offering Treason For Hacking (dunno, but I love publicly funded entertainment!)
Appalachia Needs Big Government
Bernie Sanders doesn’t need to pay for his socialist utopia
When Rising Seas Transform Risk Into Certainty
Why America should stop taxing corporations — and start seizing their stock
You’re Too Busy. You Need a ‘Shultz Hour.’
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