Interesting Links for 08-06-2017
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andrewducker- FactCheck: Corbyn wrong on working-class students
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- China and California sign deal to work on climate change without Trump
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- Which party manifestos were the best (or worst) grammatically?
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- How one refugee changed the mind of his travel ban-supporting neighbour
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- When it comes to politicians and statistics you need to really look at the definitions
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- Electric cars accelerate past 2m mark globally - up by 60% in a year
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- A Vietnamese skin clinic accidentally used the Umbrella Corporation logo...
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- Sony sells one million VR headsets (very happy with mine)
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- Parents kissing their children on the lips: Threat? Or Menace?
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- Genes influence ability to read a person's mind from their eyes
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- We need to talk about Diane Abbott.
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- 10+ Times People Failed To Send Dog Pics To ‘We Rate Dogs’ Twitter
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- 3-year-olds consuming alternative milks were 1.5 cm shorter on average
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- Kansas Republicans raise taxes, ending their GOP governor’s ‘real live experiment’ in conservative policy
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- The transgenic petunia carnage of 2017
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- Portraits of Imaginary people (as drawn by a neural network)
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- Using VR to help a severe stutter
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- Elections in the UK are run by an elite club. Chances are, you're not in it.
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- Renewables provide more than half UK energy for first time (70.2% low-carbon)
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Date: 2017-06-08 12:27 pm (UTC)Children who can't drink cow's milk are more likely to have:
a) asthma;
b) food intolerances;
c) food allergies
I wonder if they've controlled for the height effects of a) through c)?
I'm reminded of a study that linked mobility scooter use to premature death that didn't control for the fact that people use mobility scooters BECAUSE they have a chronic illness or multiple chronic illnesses...
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Date: 2017-06-08 02:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-06-08 02:28 pm (UTC)I've heard of parents who kiss their children on the lips, but I'm not sure I believe it.
I've heard of people who can read mental states by looking at eyes, but I'm not sure I believe it.
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Date: 2017-06-12 03:54 am (UTC)I've heard of parents who kiss their children on the lips, but I'm not sure I believe it.
I have seen it happen. I assumed that it was a cultural thing (the mother is Italian).
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Date: 2017-06-08 04:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-06-08 10:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-06-08 04:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-06-08 04:58 pm (UTC)