Links for you. Science:

Prediction of strain level phage–host interactions across the Escherichia genus using only genomic information
The poisoned well: History and the challenge of generative AI
Protective sea walls recently installed in East Boston already have tenants. A new “Living Seawall” in Eastie is already welcoming marine life back home.
A year in the life of a leaf
Fungi may not think, but they can communicate
How disease detectives’ quick work traced deadly E. coli outbreak to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

Other:

I’m rooting for a billionaire from Boston to buy TikTok
A Turf War Over a Bellevue Development Draws in Trayon White, ANC Rivals, and Other Ward 8 Politicos
What Happens If No One Wins the Electoral College?
It’s Going to Take a Constant Fight to Preserve the Historical Record
Jeff Bezos Doesn’t Understand That He Is the Problem. Brace yourself, but The Washington Post’s owner’s decision to destroy his paper’s credibility in order to restore trust in journalism may have a few flaws in its logic.
Justice Alito’s Royalist Cosplay (If there were impeachment hearings about Alito receiving a knighthood, he would be forced to argue that it’s not a real knighthood. Which is very funny.)
Election officials are outmatched by Elon Musk’s misinformation machine
Why Elon Musk thinks he’ll be f*cked if Trump loses. And he may be.
Philly DA warns jail cells are ready for anyone who tries to mess with city’s vote
Change Healthcare Breach Hits 100M Americans
An Overview of US Crime and Policing Trends: Where things stand heading into the first week of November 2024.
1 in 8 women say they’ve secretly voted differently than partners
Why Kamala Harris Won’t Rebrand as a Populist. Many think Kamala Harris should embrace economic populism. But Harris is running a conservative campaign because, after decades of Democrats’ rightward slide, she may not have a credible alternative.
Who Are They Kidding? What The Science of Humor Can Tell Us About Why Trump and his Allies are Doubling Down on Sexist “Jokes”
Librarians Face a Crisis of Violence and Abuse
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Luxury Handbags: The scuttled merger between the owners of Coach and Michael Kors tells us the FTC doesn’t understand “accessible luxury.”
How can polls be right if nobody answers their phones?
Why Are New York Politicians So Corrupt?
The Cult of Microsoft
How Meyer Lansky organized Jewish mobsters to fight the Nazis who held the 1939 MSG rally
Why I Think There Will Be Less Trouble After A Harris Win Than Is Being Anticipated
Amid Wave of Antisemitism, Norway’s Jews Feel Vulnerable and Betrayed
Donald Trump Wants to Psych You Out. He’s not the president now and he may never be again.
Mexico Decided to Take Out the Heads of Drug Cartels. It Turned Out to Be a Dangerous Strategy. What caused the surge in violence of drug cartels? In what ways do the cartels resemble terrorist organizations? Can Mexico’s war on organized crime offer a lesson for Israel? An interview with Prof. Mauricio Meschoulam
Puerto Rico Might Elect Its First Pro-Independence Governor
Dentists Are Pulling ‘Healthy’ and Treatable Teeth To Profit From Implants, Experts Warn
Facebook Is Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Continue to Organize in Plain Sight
‘A lot of demoralized people’: Ghost jobs are wreaking havoc on tech workers