Interesting Links for 06-03-2018

"Why I want to be adopted at the age of 27"

(tags: adoption parenting law scotland )

Cognitive benefits of bilingualism overstated

(tags: language brain )

This satire version of Gwyneth Paltrow's health website reads like the real thing to me

(tags: health fraud satire funny viaJohnBobShaun )

A perfect economic storm made Italy ripe for a protest vote (and the Euro is partially to blame)

(tags: euro Italy politics inequality economics )

Re-enter Sandman: Neil Gaiman's comics return with new writers

I loved the Lucifer series we got ages back. Hopefully some of these will also be good.
(tags: sandman neilgaiman comics )

On the sexualisation of the sirens

(tags: greece mythology translation language society sexuality writing patriarchy )

How to persuade a robot that you should get the job

(tags: cv jobs ai Technology )

How generics were added to .NET

(tags: programming design )

Australia could become first country to (nearly) eradicate cervical cancer

(tags: cancer women australia GoodNews )

Fruits and Vegetables Have Become Less Nutritious

(tags: fruit vegetables farming )

The Top Ten: Anachronistic skeuomorphs

(tags: design history )

MPs take 13 minutes to double Royal family income and approve £360m Buckingham Palace refurbishment

(tags: royalty UK money snp )

Women only multi-task because no other bugger does anything

(tags: women multitasking satire funny )

Toddler Feelings Helpline

(tags: babies funny viaSwampers )

Embiggen is now officially a cromulent word

(tags: language simpsons )