Four Quick Links for Monday Noonish

09:57

Casey Honniball, a postdoc at NASA, has made "the first definitive observation of molecular water on the sunlit lunar surface". "Current estimates for lunar water are on the order of several hundred parts per million." [newyorker.com]

This article about the role of close friendships in a society that privileges romantic relationships is worth a read. "When we channel all our intimate needs into one person, we actually stand to make the relationship more vulnerable." [theatlantic.com]

David Fincher says there probably won't be a 3rd season of the excellent Mindhunter series. The show is too expensive and viewership is not high enough to support it. [vanityfair.com]

Covid-19 is so bad in the US right now that even Vermont is heading in the wrong direction (indoor wedding, hockey facility outbreak, now both spreading in schools and homes). [nytimes.com]

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