Interesting Links for 11-12-2019

Vast numbers of Twitter and Facebook accounts spread fake story to undermine photo of child on hospital floor

(tags:fraud socialmedia twitter facebook Conservatives )

Why the 'Queen of Shitty Robots' Renounced Her Crown

(tags:robots confidence videos )

Scottish Power to add solar and battery power to wind farms

(tags:solarpower windpower batteries scotland )

People perceive a person's competence partly based on subtle economic cues emanating from the person's clothing

(tags:clothing competency inequality clothes )

Merriam-Webster declares 'they' its 2019 word of the year

(tags:language gender )

88% of political ads by the Conservatives are lies (Lib Dems do misleading graphs, Labour are apparently truthful)

(tags:lies conservatives OhForFucksSake ViaDrCross )

Small parties urged to make proportional representation a red line for any coalition

(tags:voting UK reform )

I think I really need to read up on Berkson's paradox!

(tags:paradox )

How to Have Closer Friendships (and Why You Need Them)

(tags:friendship psychology advice )

Which obsolete occupation is your favourite?

(tags:jobs history )

Parasitical toothed insects which sucked blood of dinosaurs discovered in 100-million-year-old amber

(tags:dinosaurs insects )

Ten Things Autism Isn't

(tags:autism viajoexnz )