Interesting Links for 06-08-2024

1. How war between Russia and the Olympics is fuelling boxing's gender row

(tags:gender sports olympics russia )

2. Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth's Atmosphere

(tags:co2 visualisation video )

3. BBC removing Huw Edwards from family and entertainment content (The Dr Who episode his voice was in will be redubbed)

(tags:bbc pedophilia drwho )

4. What Happens in a Mind That Can't 'See' Mental Images (a brief history of aphantasia)

(tags:psychology vision imagination )

5. The nature of consciousness, and how to enjoy it while you can

(tags:consciousness )

6. A brief explanation of why the Japanese currency markets are causing issues right now

(tags:economics investing Doom video )

7. Dinosaurs Did Not Trudge Through Thick Rainforests

(tags:trees dinosaurs )

8. OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won't release it

(tags:ai )

9. The significance of Bluesky and decentralized social media

(tags:socialmedia decentralisation )

10. Chrome is about to make it harder to block ads. I recommend switching to Firefox.

(tags:advertising chrome web OhForFucksSake )

11. Three different approaches to the problem of disposable plastic

(tags:plastic environment waste )