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Interesting Links for 05-09-2021
The JVCI risk/benefit analysis of vaccinations for children is terrible(tags:UK vaccination children statistics OhForFucksSake ) Decoding GitHub Copilot's "banned word" list. (includes "Israel")(tags:language censorship Microsoft cryptography )Is 'Race Science' Making A Comeback?(tags:racism race science ) Original post on Dreamwidth - there are
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Interesting Links for 26-07-2021
The UK government isn't including reinfections in their Covid stats(tags:pandemic statistics OhForFucksSake )The Best Time Travel Movies of … All Time(tags:timetravel movies ) What's the moral (and pragmatic) approach to dealing with vaccine deniers and the damage they cause?(tags:vaccination psychology conspiracy )DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 27-12-2020
Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 - the winners(tags:environment photos viaPatrickHadfield )The US view on the brexit deal(tags:UK Europe USA trade Doom )Stunning Milky Way time-lapse photobombed by Aurora Borealis(tags:astronomy video timelapse beautiful auroraborealis viaSwampers )The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real(tags:psychology ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 28-11-2020
Glad to see the Conservative Party are as well run as ever(tags:corruption conservatives )How accurate is The Crown?(tags:tv facts funny history royalty uk )"Why I Think Elvis Was Autistic"(tags:autism history music )Short films recorded in the far north of Scotland at the start of the 20th century(tags:history scotland video viacmcmck )Why the ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 26-10-2020
"Providence Was Really Exhausting. Finishing It Felt Like Finishing College": An Interview With Jacen Burrows(tags:comics alanmoore GarthEnnis WarrenEllis art interview )Bayesian epistemology cannot be done by humans. Do not trust any human who talks like it can.(tags:statistics fail )Government reduces minimum salary for migrants to settle in UK ( ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 15-10-2020
Is wind power's future in deep water?(tags:windpower Ocean )Amazon to escape UK digital services tax that will hit smaller traders(tags:Amazon tax wtf UK )Why women's gymnastics is legal child abuse(tags:abuse sports girls )Dissolving The Fermi Paradox(tags:aliens statistics )How game genres are born and how that can stifle innovation(tags:games ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 09-10-2020
Bruges fishermen can continue fishing in British waters after Brexit thanks to 1666 Charter(tags:fish UK Europe Belgium history )How quick and dirty Covid tests could end the weariness(tags:Pandemic testing )Phone Calls Help Create Closer Bonds Than Texting(tags:communication phones psychology )FactCheck: we shouldn't rely on official cases per ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 18-09-2020
Scotland's Covid tracing app reaches million download milestone(tags:Scotland pandemic apps )Statistics, lies and the virus: five lessons from a pandemic(tags:statistics pandemic )Coronavirus in Scotland: 11 cases linked to Edinburgh student flats(tags:Edinburgh students pandemic )Writing About Brexit: Tory MPs Vilify Their Own Withdrawal Agreement ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 15-08-2020
A very cheery song about how important we all are.Sent to me by a friend when I sent them this comic https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/lets-do-this
(tags:funny video music life space )Coronavirus: Nearly half of Scots want ban on English tourists unless they quarantine( ( Read more... )