Links for you. Science:

The thermostat wars are real. Here’s why women often get colder than men.
How air pollution prevents pollinators from finding their flowers
Why this is one of the planetary shifts scientists are most worried about
GenomeFace: a deep learning-based metagenome binner trained on 43,000 microbial genomes
Washington state faces first outbreak of a deadly fungal infection that’s on the rise in the U.S.
Miniature museums show how bugs are ‘cool’

Other:

Proposed Caps, Wizards arena collides with transit plans for Amazon HQ2. Virginia officials wooed Amazon to Arlington by vowing to try to ‘urbanize’ a major highway. Now they want to build a sports arena farther down that road.
What if public housing were for everyone? Local governments are trying a new way to address the housing crisis.
Why Washington’s sports teams should stay in Washington
The Billionaire Who Wants To Live Forever Has Long Covid
The preposterous plan for a new sports arena in Alexandria
The Loss of Things I Took for Granted: Ten years into my college teaching career, students stopped being able to read effectively.
Virginia House panel amends arena bill to limit Youngkin’s control
Is It Time to Give Up on Old News?
Five Red Line stations will close this summer to link Metro with Purple Line (and in 2026, Medical Center will likely be closed for 30-45 days)
Moody’s to Israel: It’s the Government, Stupid!
The Working Woman’s Newest Life Hack: Magic Mushrooms (gift link)
Meta turns its back on politics again, angering some news creators
‘There’s a Price on My Head’: Hundreds of Ordinary Israelis Are in Hiding Due to Blood Feuds
In Big Tech’s backyard, California lawmaker unveils landmark AI bill
Gazans Fled Their Homes. They Have Nowhere to Return to
At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
Woman Got Cremation Ads in the Mail After Getting Chemotherapy
A crowd destroyed a driverless Waymo car in San Francisco: No one was in Waymo’s driverless taxi as it was surrounded and set on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
As Gaza’s Lives and Homes Are Destroyed, So Is Its Higher Education
The Real 49ers Were Genocidaires
An Ex-Gun Industry Executive — And Democrat — Looks To Become Montana’s Next Governor
The Super Bowl of Gambling
The key to happiness might be living within walking distance of a coffee shop
Biden’s Abortion Ambivalence Is Self-Defeating
The Real “Robert Hur Report” (Versus What You Read in the News): How the Special Counsel report has been misinterpreted
The Supreme Court Is Not Going to Save Us From Donald Trump