Friday assorted links

1. New species of beetle named after Greta Thunberg.

2. D.C. Fontana, the best of the Star Trek script writers, has passed away (NYT).

3. “Taken together, the evidence suggests that digitization occurs in prediction because it circumvents processing bottlenecks surrounding people’s ability to simulate outcomes in hypothetical worlds.”

4. The return of freestanding bath tubs.

5. Recent debates over inequality measures (The Economist, recommended).

6. Bob Zoellick on what kind of Chinese cooperation has been induced by engaging with China (pdf).