Links for you. Science:
‘Visionary’ study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection (paper here)
Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London
Researchers Make Breakthrough in Study of Mysterious 2000-Year-Old Computer Found in Shipwreck
Earth’s core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, scientists confirm. Here’s what it could mean
Why scientists think they may finally have found a way to recycle clothes
Know someone with COVID? You’re not alone. Here’s what’s happening with the virus in Mass.
Other:
Biden Narrows Gap With Trump in Swing States Despite Debate Loss (so maybe it wasn’t a loss?)
Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race?
What Happened When Brooklyn Tried to Integrate Its Middle Schools (gift link)
The Supreme Court just limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves
Two Women Redefine What it Means to Marry Your Best Friend (gift link)
The Supreme Court also handed down a hugely important First Amendment case today
Canceling Congestion Pricing Could Kill 100,000 New York Jobs
13 states with Republican governors opt out of summer food program for kids
She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane. (gift link)
A D.C. Employee Got Caught Having Sex on the Job and Filming It On His Work Phone
Biden Calls Climate Denial ‘Dumb,’ Announces New Heat Protections for Workers
Who Should Be the Post’s New Executive Editor?
Oklahoma’s State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible
Switching out Biden won’t save Democrats from its critics
Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back
Who Made Caitlin Clark a Good White Girl?
Judge Orders Biden Administration to Resume Permits for Gas Exports (gift link)
When the Cheering Stops
Legal Conservatives’ Long Game: Amp Up Presidential Power but Kneecap Federal Agencies
Greetings, Fellow Kids
Trump Organization Signs Up to Put Its Brand on a New Saudi Tower
Amid allegations of Biden’s decline, no one can point to anything he’s done wrong as a consequence of aging
Contraception Is Free by Law. So Why Are a Quarter of Women Still Paying for It? (gift link)
So many pundits make dumping Joe Biden look so very easy
Why a New Conservative Brain Trust Is Resettling Across America
Dictatorship Of The Old
House G.O.P. Pushes Deep Cuts to Federal Law Enforcement
mikethemadbiologist
That futurism post on the antikythera mechanism is a stretch.
Their link between the device and gravity waves is that the paper used Bayesian analysis. That’s it. That’s the link.
Also they failed to mention the guy’s Youtube channel name, which is Clickspring. It’s a fascinating series of (amateur but leading to papers) experimental archaeology examining the tool and machine culture of the time by reproducing the device’s build process using best-guess resources and methods.