Interesting Links for 18-10-2014

• If you've been wondering about what GamerGate is, the Wikipedia article is actually very good
  (tags: gaming feminism journalism harrassment )
• A handy myth-busting guide to UK crime statistics
  (tags: uk crime )
• Man flu is real! (For mice-men)
  (tags: men disease mice )
• Debunking myths about the brain (the vast majority of people believe things that are completely wrong)
  (tags: brain myths facts )
• How 9,000 years of breeding created sweetcorn, watermelon, and peaches.
  (tags: food evolution mankind )
• Autism as a disorder of prediction
  (tags: autism )
• Gamers pushing society’s buttons for cheat code
  (tags: gaming funny society )
• Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People
  (tags: music )
• 14 lessons about democracy from the Scottish referendum
  (tags: politics democracy Scotland independence )

Paying for your tuition: A lot harder than it used to be

-Annual tuition for Yale, 1970: $2,550
-Annual tuition for Yale, 2014: $45,800

-Minimum Wage, 1970: $1.45
-Minimum Wage, 2014: $7.25

-Daily hours at minimum wage needed to pay for tuition in 1970: 4.8
-Daily hours at minimum wage needed to pay for tuition in 2014: 17.3

via gonzo21