Interesting Links for 15-03-2016

RBS replace 550 financial advisers with automated systems

First they came for the financial advisers, and I said nothing... (Okay, first they came for the assembly-line workers, but they weren't middle class, so it wasn't considered very important.)
(tags: automation advice finance )

How Gut Bacteria Are Shaking Up Cancer Research

(tags: cancer microbiome )

Porn users are more likely to be feminists

(tags: porn feminism )

The European weather forecast model already kicking America’s butt just improved

(tags: weather computers data )

Gender stereotypes are as strong as 30 years ago

(tags: gender stereotypes )

Would You Believe There Have Been Only 14 Playable Black Women in Gaming?

(tags: games race society women )

Justin Trudeau at gay pride. (He's enough to make me want to be Canadian)

(tags: canada lgbt liberal )

Xena Reboot Series to Turn Implied Homoerotic Undertones into Glorious Homoerotic Overtones

(tags: lgbt tv )

Democracy is in retreat

(tags: democracy politics )

Quietly, symbolically, US control of the internet was just ended

(tags: internet usa )

Transport in the North of England is massively underfunded, and needs a kick-start

(tags: transport uk )

Google's AlphaGo gets 'divine' Go ranking

(tags: games ai google )

SNP conference backs universal basic income for independent Scotland

(tags: GuaranteedIncome scotland independence snp )

Scottish Labour proposes transport smart card

(tags: transport scotland labour )

The window that can go opaque at the touch of a button

(tags: light Technology windows )

Watch the English language form before your very eyes!

"Genesis chapter 1 through 1500 years of English" (Watch on YouTube)

Via liv, who frequently has interesting things to say.