Interesting Links for 23-06-2020

Why Meatpacking Plants Have Become Covid-19 Hot Spots

(tags:virus pandemic meat )

The plight of the funny woman (an investigation into why women aren't funny.)

(tags:women society humour comedy viaElfy )

The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record?

(tags:prehistory civilization technology )

Brexit has, on average, made people £500 to £1000 worse off each year. And very little has actually changed yet...

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1274956533525295119.html
(tags:economics UK Europe Doom OhForFucksSake )

How do you visualize the calendar year in your head? As a timeline? A circle? A round strip (like a band) that comes back around?

(tags:time visualisation viaElfy )

Why biological groups of animals and common language ones don't agree

(tags:ontology animals life )

Reminder that most women in the UK support trans rights

(tags:transgender women polls UK )

Who's to Blame for Plastic Microfiber Pollution?

(tags:environment clothing plastic )

Britain nearly went bust in March, says Bank of England

(tags:economy UK pandemic )

Britain's big race divide

(tags:UK racism )

Authors quit JK Rowling agency over transgender rights

(tags:LGBT transgender jkrowling publishing )

Crows can discriminate between languages

(tags:crows intelligence language )

When it comes to our gut, does exercise really make us healthier?

(tags:microbiome exercise )

This is probably the best thing that could happen when you invite a cat into your hammock

(tags:cats funny animals )