Interesting Links for 15-06-2012
- Glasgow kirk quits Church of Scotland over gay clergy row
- The mothers and aunts of gay men have more children than those of straight men, indicating genetic link on X Chromosone.
- Why does a cabbage cost $28 in Northern Canada? (Because it's a very long way from cabbage-country)
- The Defensive Patent License and Other Ways to Beat the Patent System
- Government sets out its plans to 'ring-fence' banks' retail and investment activities
- Memos From Fury. The SHIELD director is not pleased, and he's going to tell you why.
- A porn star talks about the difference (for her) between porn and prostitution
- Existential Star Wars
- Designer prosthetic legs. Some of these are awesome!
- School bans nine-year-old blogger from taking photos of her lunch.
- One explanation for why a school dinner blogger was banned unveils terrifying authoritarianism
- Where Are The Best And Worst Countries To Be A Child (hint, the US and UK do not come out well)
- How to Talk to Human Beings
- How an economist was hired by Valve to deal with in-game economies.
- A summary of Michael Fassbender's role in Prometheus.
- Evolution to be added to primary curriculum
- DragonBox: a game for teaching algebra to kids. I don't know how effective it is, but I'm addicted...
