As always, there’s nothing more important right now than staying up-to-date on COVID-19. They do a good job of that here.
But meanwhile…
A Sociologist Examines the "White Fragility" That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism — We’ve all got some homework to do. I keep seeing people recommending this book, so, here ya go. (The New Yorker, Katy Waldman)
Twitter restricts new Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’ — (The Verge, Jon Porter)
Graduate Student Untangles Decades-Old Math Problem in Less Than a Week — What did *you* do this week? (Smithsonian Magazine, Nora McGreevy)
Can we escape from information overload? — “We live in an age of infinite scrolling and endless interruptions. So what happens when you switch off the lights?” (1843 Magazine, Tom Lamont)
The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet — “At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.” (WIRED, Andy Greenberg)
Trump Wants To Help Conservatives Sue Twitter For Censorship, But He’ll Face An Obstacle: Justice Brett Kavanaugh — “Trump signed an executive order aimed at stripping Twitter and other social media companies of legal immunity.” (BuzzFeed News, Zoe Tillman)
Fyre Fest Déjà Vu? Questions Raised Over Pricey Connect Forum — It’s just like… (Deadline, Mike Fleming Jr)