Interesting Links for 19-09-2017

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Stanislav Petrov, the man who refused to destroy the world, has died (tags: nuclearweapons russia history death ) Warren Buffett wins $1M bet made a decade ago that the S&P 500 stock index would outperform hedge funds (tags: finance investment ) Amazon exert a massive amount of power over civil society (tags: amazon society ) What It Looks Like When You Photoshop Men Out of Politics (tags: politics men photoshop ) Kids Praised for Being Smart Are More Likely to Cheat (tags: psychology children achievement ) 'They just kept topping it up' - how one credit card user became £28,000 in debt (tags: credit debt money OhForFucksSake ) UK debt is explosive - and it only needs a spark to light the fuse (tags: debt uk ) The Best Health Care System in the World: Which One Would You Pick? (tags: healthcare usa Switzerland Australia France Germany uk ) Reliance on 'gut feelings' linked to belief in fake news Doesn't surprise me. Either you put your thoughts first when it comes to working out what to believe or you'll end up being taken in by stories because they feel right to you.
(tags: belief ) Gut Germs Appear to Play Role in Multiple Sclerosis (tags: microbiome disease ) Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs (tags: drugs law decriminalization ) What A Doctor Calls A Condition Can Affect How We Decide To Treat It (tags: language healthcare ) Original post on Dreamwidth - there are
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