Links for you. Science:

The Secret Father of Modern Computing: How Ed Roberts created the personal computer industry—and then walked away
Half a Century of Controversy: The Neutralist/Selectionist Debate in Molecular Evolution
Comparative genomics uncovers the evolutionary history, demography, and molecular adaptations of South American canids
Considerations regarding Interpretation of Positive SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Results with Late Cycle Threshold Values
Millions of research papers at risk of disappearing from the Internet
This rare 11th century Islamic astrolabe is one of the oldest yet discovered

Other:

“They frankly laugh behind the backs of their own voters”: How Republicans bamboozle rural whites. In “White Rural Rage,” Paul Waldman and Thomas Schaller reject the narrative that treats Trump voters like children
The Supreme Court Once Again Reveals the Fraud of Originalism. The justices did not want to throw Trump off the ballot, and so they didn’t. (gift link)
The Supreme Court’s “Unanimous” Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5–4 Disaster
The institutions of government aren’t going to protect democracy
Joe Biden Can’t Win Without Looking Backward. Donald Trump and the GOP propaganda machine have courted swing voters by revising the sordid history of his first term; that can’t be undone by looking forward
Can We Just Celebrate the Fact That Today’s Biggest Movie Star Is a Jew?
What the Information Operation about Joe Biden’s Age Looks Like
Trump’s Allies Ramp Up Campaign Targeting Voter Rolls
Every new Trump endorsement is a story of profound moral collapse
Administration announces $5.8 billion in funding to clean up nation’s drinking water, upgrade infrastructure
Restaurants: Canaries in the Coal Mine of the Covid Labor Reset?
Former Boeing Senior Manager Walks Off Alaska Airlines Flight After Realizing It Was A On 737 MAX 9
We tested Amazon’s new shopping chatbot. It’s not good. If AI is so magical, why are so many chatbots dumb as rocks?
In the shadow of Capital One Arena: Chinese residents contemplate Capitals’ and Wizards’ move
SCOTUS Invites Jack Smith to Supersede Trump with Inciting Insurrection
France becomes first country to explicitly enshrine abortion rights in constitution
Chicago to Go Ahead With Plan to Revamp Empty Downtown Towers
After Trump wins at the Supreme Court, some warn it may be harder for Congress to boot ‘oathbreaking insurrectionists’
Where are the dissents? As pro-Trump decisions multiply, the Supreme Court minority seems increasingly lost.
Newly Released Messages Detail Roots of the ‘Fake Electors’ Scheme
Texas v. Garland: Another Attack On Women And Democracy From A Radical Judiciary
The Supreme Court Is Not Up to the Challenge. The decision in Trump v. Anderson is another sign that the nation’s highest court will not help the country out of its political crisis.
AOC Shuts Down Protestors Who Accuse Her of Supporting Palestinian Genocide: ‘You’re Not Helping These People’
Sonia Sotomayor Must Retire. Democrats are distressed about the conservative court, but not ruthless enough to tell the aging justice to step down in time to avoid shifting the court even farther right. (it’s insulting to think there isn’t another, younger Latina who could serve on the Supreme Court)
TurboTax and H&R Block now use AI for tax advice. It’s awful.
The Trump Hush-Money Case Is A Righteous Opportunity, Not An Embarrassment. Alvin Bragg did the right thing; now it’s up to Democrats to capitalize on it