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05/09/2024

Edinburgh Council's plan for Princes Street (and Princes Street gardens)

05/09/2024

Ulez has cut children's school car rides

Research shows children living in the zone are now nearly four times more likely to be walking or cycling.

05/09/2024

Interesting Links for 05-09-2024: 1. The UK's last coal power station is closing at the end of this month(tags:coal power electricity uk GoodNews environment )2. More than 20% of people who get Covid take more than 90 days to recover(tags:pandemic )3. "I made a documentary about Zelensky - he is funny, fascinating and ruthless"(tags:Ukraine TV interview documentary )4. "Debilitating a Generation": Expert Warns That Long COVID May Eventually Affect Most Americans(tags:pandemic doom )5. Evidence for sugar addiction: Behavioral and neurochemical effects of intermittent, excessive sugar intake(tags:sugar addiction )6. Ukrainian drones now spray 2,500° C thermite streams right into Russian trenches(tags:drone Russia Ukraine war )7. Amazon tells delivery drivers they can't sign along to music (or move their lips too much)(tags:driving music amazon dystopia OhForF**ksSake )

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05/09/2024

Amazon tells delivery drivers they can't sign along to music (or move their lips too much)

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05/09/2024

Ukrainian drones now spray 2,500° C thermite streams right into Russian trenches

Mechanical dragons now deliver fire on command.

04/09/2024

Evidence for sugar addiction: Behavioral and neurochemical effects of intermittent, excessive sugar intake

The experimental question is whether or not sugar can be a substance of abuse and lead to a natural form of addiction. “Food addiction” seems plausible because brain pathways that evolved to respond to natural rewards are also activated ...

04/09/2024

“Debilitating a Generation”: Expert Warns That Long COVID May Eventually Affect Most Americans

In a candid discussion with INET's Lynn Parramore, Dr. Phillip Alvelda highlights the imminent dangers of long COVID, criticizing governments and health agencies for ongoing preventable suffering and deaths. *This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

04/09/2024

"I made a documentary about Zelensky – he is funny, fascinating and ruthless"

I spoke to the Ukrainian President about first meeting his wife, about Russia's war on his country, and the psychology of Vladimir Putin

04/09/2024

More than 20% of people who get Covid take more than 90 days to recover

This cohort study examines the association between certain health conditions and lifestyle factors with time to recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection in a US population-based meta-cohort.

04/09/2024

The UK's last coal power station is closing at the end of this month

The UK's last remaining coal-fired power station will close at the end of September.

04/09/2024

Interesting Links for 04-09-2024: 1. Is My Blue Your Blue? (Hue 177 for me, bluer than 76% of the population)(tags:colour perception names )2. Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant for maths problem do worse on tests(tags:maths ai teaching )3. Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer's first major public reform(tags:rail uk labour )4. Labour won't ban dynamic pricing despite Oasis tickets anger, but will make it more transparent(tags:labour economics music )5. New coastal neighbourhood masterplan unveiled for Seafield in Edinburgh(tags:edinburgh housing sea viaDanielDWilliam )6. What British women really fantasise about(tags:fantasy s*x uk )7. I'd love to see some science-based discussion on this piece about whether Covid is something worth stressing about.(tags:pandemic )8. Grenfell disaster - key points(tags:UK fire fraud death OhForF**ksSake )

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04/09/2024

Grenfell disaster - key points

The damning report sets out failures stretching back to the early 1990s over how fire safety was regulated in high rises.

04/09/2024

I'd love to see some science-based discussion on this piece about whether Covid is something worth stressing about.

It’s wrong to try to change minds by distorting the science

04/09/2024

What British women really fantasise about

Gillian Anderson's new book collates anonymous fantasies of women from around the world (including her own). Here are the letters of 20 British women

04/09/2024

New coastal neighbourhood masterplan unveiled for Seafield in Edinburgh

Plans to transform Seafield in north-east Edinburgh into a new environmentally friendly coastline for the capital have been published by the council.

04/09/2024

Labour won't ban dynamic pricing despite Oasis tickets anger, but will make it more transparent

Review on ticketing is likely to focus on price transparency for the consumer

04/09/2024

Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer’s first major public reform

The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill has become the first major reform to clear the Commons since Labour was elected in July

03/09/2024

Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant for maths problem do worse on tests

Researchers compare math progress of almost 1,000 high school students

03/09/2024

Is My Blue Your Blue? (Hue 177 for me, bluer than 76% of the population)

Test your color perception with this interactive test.

03/09/2024

Interesting Links for 03-09-2024: 1. Jeremy Corbyn forms Independent Alliance group of five pro-Gaza MPs(tags:politics USA Palestine )2. Global most played board games over time from 2000 to 2023(tags:games boardgames video visualisation )3. Everyone In Restaurant Jealous Of Toddler Who Gets To Wear Pajamas And Watch iPad(tags:satire society restaurant children )4. How similar do Britons think the main parties are?(tags:politics uk )5. Former Labour Cabinet Secretary warns against PFI 'accounting games'(tags:labour economy accounting )6. Where is the most religious place in the world? (And the least)(tags:religion uk )7. How Britain voted and why: A very-detailed 2024 post-vote poll(tags:voting elections uk politics )

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03/09/2024

How Britain voted and why: A very-detailed 2024 post-vote poll

We have surveyed 16,677 people who voted in the general election to help understand how Britain voted and why. The results show who switched from 2019, the reasons for their decisions, when they made their minds up, what they expect from the new government, and more.   Who voted for whom   ...

03/09/2024

Where is the most religious place in the world? (And the least)

People in sub-Saharan Africa are typically among the most likely to say that religion is very important in their lives.

03/09/2024

Former Labour Cabinet Secretary warns against PFI 'accounting games'

Lord O’Donnell says the Government must not “play accounting games" with private finance investment in government spending

03/09/2024

How similar do Britons think the main parties are?

The Conservatives and Reform UK are most likely to be seen as similar, but fewer than half think any two of the main parties are alike

03/09/2024

Everyone In Restaurant Jealous Of Toddler Who Gets To Wear Pajamas And Watch iPad

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Expressing their envy at the child’s obviously superior dining experience, everyone sitting in a local restaurant Monday was reportedly jealous of a toddler who got to wear his pajamas and watch an iPad for the whole meal. “I can’t believe this! He doesn’t even have to talk...

02/09/2024

Global most played board games over time from 2000 to 2023

Bar chart race of unique user plays recorded on https://boardgamegeek.com (smoothed out a bit). It's fascinating how game playing trends change over time.BGG...

02/09/2024

Jeremy Corbyn forms Independent Alliance group of five pro-Gaza MPs

The former Labour leader joined four other independents elected in July forming the group, which is the fifth biggest block in parliament

02/09/2024

Interesting Links for 02-09-2024: 1. Stripped and held at gunpoint, the 12 year old Gaza school kids forced to be Israel's human shields(tags:Israel war crime children )2. Academic publisher Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms "no opt-out" for authors(tags:publishing academia ai copyright )3. A primer on why microbiome research is hard(tags:microbiome research )4. The Starliner spacecraft is haunted(tags:space noise spaceflight )

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02/09/2024

The Starliner spacecraft is haunted

"I don't know what's making it."

01/09/2024

A primer on why microbiome research is hard

6.3k words, 29 minutes reading time