April 24, 2017
Analysis of the French election: The outsiders won, the insiders were ousted, and the EU’s future is in the balance. / The New York Times
“I also had friends who chose not to march, because of politics, because science is supposed to be neutral, and, frankly, because they had to work on Saturday. Research doesn’t care about weekends.” Biology grad student Sara Whitlock on why she marched for science. / STAT
“Don’t make science fiction”—there were so many awesome protest signs at Saturday’s Marches for Science. / BuzzFeed
Today is ISS Commander Peggy Whitson’s 535th consecutive day in space, breaking the US astronaut record. / Reuters
The furthest place on Earth from a Trump property is a desert island off the coast of Angola. / The Washington Post
Back in 2015, 73% of California Democrats were opposed to sanctuary city policies (along with 82% of Republicans). / The Institute of Governmental Studies
Animator Lucas Zanotto demonstrates how to make a cup of coffee from a single bean. / lucaszanotto.com
Interesting data crunch on the 796 terrorism suspects the US has charged. / The Intercept
“He came up with a Rube Goldberg-type solution that caused him more problems than if he had just played it straight.” A deep dig on the influences and intentions of Comey’s election-changing maneuvers. / The New York Times
History shows dropping bombs from planes doesn’t achieve strategic aims—rather, it strengthen resolve. / Timeline
Adjusting the world’s richest list to account for how much the men would’ve earned as women. / Adweek
“The governor asked me, ‘I’d like you to burn more coal,’’ Beam said. ‘Well, we don’t have any more coal plants. We’re not going to build any more coal plants. That’s not going to happen.” President of West Virginia-based power company has to tell governor that renewables are the future. A big reason why: Corporate customers like Apple and Google demand it. / Charleston Gazette-Mail
When Indians say caste is a thing of the past, they mean hierarchy; strictures on intermixture persist, violently. / Aeon
Recent work by artist Luke Pelletier functions as caffeine, at least color-wise. / Luke Pelletier