Links for you. Science:

Defeating Nondeterminism in LLM Inference
US cases of norovirus on the rise with double the rate of positive tests since August
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Cell So Minimal That It Challenges Definitions of Life
Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
‘The most violent attack ever documented’: Five female bonobos kill a male, challenging beliefs about the species’ peaceful nature
The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation

Other:

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
New data shows workers are mostly ignoring return-to-office orders
Honking Complaints Plunge 69% Inside Congestion Pricing Zone
Five years on, the right’s Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream
The war on curiosity. Behind the drive to AI lies a profound anxiety about our big messy world.
The Adolescent Style in American Politics
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
Fundamentals
Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams
10 Subtle Signs That You Are Ready to Retire
Leaked files show far-right influences among Project 2025 applicants
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for ‘heart of gold’
The Real Reason American Socialists Don’t Win
Did Racial Capitalism Set the Bronx on Fire?
Private Equity Ripped the Heart Out of Skateboarding
The Age of Bede: How a Monk Shaped Early Medieval England
The Problem With Very Special Boys
College Students Have Already Changed Forever. Members of the class of 2026 have had access to AI since they were freshmen. Almost all of them are using it to do their work.
The Problem Isn’t Trust in Vaccines, It’s That People Don’t Know Who to Trust
‘Experts’ Cited By RFK Jr. to Justify mRNA Vaccine Funding Cut Have Ties to Anti-vax Supplement Company
Trump Is Putting Confederate Statues Back Up. Here’s Why They Must Fall Again.
No, I Will Not Welcome Ex-MAGA to the Resistance
Why Silicon Valley is bringing eugenics back
Dating app cover-up: How Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner keep rape under wraps
Return-to-Office Demands Don’t Benefit Employees or Businesses
How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch (any state that outsources large parts of its social safety net to private companies has this problem, e.g., Texas, Mississippi)
Republican Lawmaker, Whose Daughter Has Down Syndrome, Condemns Trump’s Use of the R-Word (punishing Trump by refusing to vote for redistricting…)