Links for you. Science:
Stonehenge-like monuments were home to giant pig feasts. Now, we know who was on the guest list
The case against lawns
Optimize what: Silicon Valley is full of the stupidest geniuses you’ll ever meet. The problem begins in the classrooms where computer science is taught.
Barbara Low, Whose Research Identified the Shape of Penicillin, Dies at 98
NASA making its Moon mission commercial could signal a paradigm shift for deep-space travel
Other:
Modern Monetary Realism (never get into an argument with James Galbraith. Never.)
How To Write A Political Puff Piece
Trump: You wouldn’t like my supporters in the military if they got angry
The Big Lie
Kamala Harris introduces bill to send millions to local governments for tech support
Beto vs. Democrats: Texas Lawmaker Frequently Voted to Help Trump and GOP (dreamy!)
Trump doesn’t condemn white supremacists, he hires them: Corey Stewart takes over Trump PAC
A for Effort: Why the latest college admissions exposé will only make things worse
DeVos Moves to Ease Church-State Rules in Education
Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves?
‘Gays Are Scum of the Earth’: Republican governor’s aide attacked LGBT, black, and Jewish people on social media site popular with alt-right
At Hudson Yards, the future isn’t now
The College Bribery Scam Reveals How Rich People Use ‘Charity’ to Cheat
Speaking of “Electability”
Why does everybody suddenly hate billionaires? Because they’ve made it easy.
The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money Pit
Bernie Sanders Boosts Foreign Policy Cred For 2020 With Yemen Vote Win
mikethemadbiologist
I guess that rules out Jews and Muslims.