Interesting Links for 13-09-2017

[andrewducker]

The true story of the most famous shark in the world

(tags: sharks photography photoshop )

Scientists list 50 terms you may be confusing

(tags: language psychology )

JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars: Episode IX

(tags: StarWars )

A New Way to Learn Economics (for free!)

(tags: economics )

BlueBorne Vulnerabilities Impact Over 5 Billion Bluetooth-Enabled Devices

(tags: Technology security viaSwampers )

According to Japanese Traffic Lights, Bleen Means Go

(tags: Japan colour driving viaSwampers )

Mathematicians Measure Infinities, Find They’re Equal

(tags: mathematics infinity viaSwampers )

Bats slam into buildings because they can't 'see' them

(tags: bats )

FactCheck Q&A: What’s Labour’s position on the single market?

(tags: Labour Europe facts )

Tesla Autopilot 'partly to blame' for crash

Mostly because it let the driver be an idiot
(tags: automation driving )

Beyond blockchain: what are the technology requirements for a Central Bank Digital Currency?

(tags: Technology money )

Device that helps obese diabetics lose weight should be rolled out across NHS

(tags: obesity diabetes nhs uk healthcare )

Here’s what happens when you try to replicate the 3% of climate papers which reject Global Warming

(tags: globalwarming fail research )

Comments

[sravakavarn]

J.J. Abrams directing again kind of bums me out.

[nou]

“Device that helps obese diabetics lose weight should be rolled out across NHS”

According to that article, the researchers followed up 17 of their initial 50 patients for 6 months, and found that only 11 of them managed to stay at their lower weight for even that long. And then they said “This first NHS Endobarrier service demonstrates that Endobarrier therapy is highly effective”!

Not only that: “all the patients were encouraged to follow a healthy diet and take exercise. [...] Patients [...] said they had more energy, were more able to exercise and had improved wellbeing.” No kidding.

[andrewducker]

It's not filling me with joy either. I was hoping for something a little more interesting.

[movingfinger]

What a shame that there are only three directors in Hollywood; they must feel terribly overworked.

[theweaselking]

It's making me actively not want to watch 9 *or 8*.

JJ Abrams is awful, and his innumeracy didn't QUITE manage to ruin 7 despite his best efforts but OH MAN it was so clear he was trying his best to make that movie shitty in the same way all other JJ Abrams movies have been shitty.

[sravakavarn]

yes, it is concerning given that Stars War VII seemed good off of the premise of its deviation from the obvious step-up established repeating the first movies with a few somewhat obvious twists.