Interesting Links for 28-06-2017

Sikh couple blocked from adopting 'due to cultural heritage'

(tags: children race uk )

Abortion should be decriminalised in the UK, says British Medical Association

(tags: abortion crime law uk )

US Support for Same-Sex Marriage Grows Dramatically

(tags: lgbt marriage usa )

How "BBC English" was invented by a small team in the 1920s & 30s.

(tags: English history language bbc )

'Polishing a Rusty Knife' is a perfect video and deserves the world

So satisfying to watch
(tags: knife cooking video )

Dungeons & Dragons Wouldn’t Be What It Is Today Without These Women

(tags: women roleplaying history )

UK police arrest man via automatic face recognition tech

(tags: wales police faces Technology surveillance )

Man just going to ignore new girlfriend’s belief in reincarnation

(tags: relationships satire funny belief )

Slow motion makes soccer referees more likely to give a red card

(tags: time perception sports )

Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

(tags: publishing research science history )

Ocado's self-drive vehicle makes deliveries in first UK trials

(tags: automation delivery food uk )

I Don't Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People

Which leads into a whole bunch of interesting psychological stuff about what environments lead to people being caring. I strongly suspect that prevarious living situations cause (most) people to care less about others, which leads to continued levels of insecurity.
(tags: empathy caring politics usa )

What Google searches for porn tell us about ourselves

(tags: sex fantasy porn google )

What It Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco

(tags: sanfrancisco restaurant money business design usa food )

Designing an Authentication System: a Dialogue in Four Scenes

(tags: design security computers programming )

Kids who deviate from social norms are more likely to be bullied

(tags: bullying children personality )

Facebook now has 2 billion monthly users

(tags: facebook )

Opt-out organ donation system in Scotland planned

(tags: scotland organs )