Interesting Links for 05-10-2017

[andrewducker]

Could Catalonia make a success of independence?

(tags: independence catalonia spain europe )

The U.S. Has Never Been So Polarized On Guns

(tags: guns usa polls )

Prosocial attitudes predict depression

(tags: depression social psychology )

Dimming of Tabby’s Star likely caused by something less sexy than aliens

(tags: space )

Mental training changes brain structure and reduces social stress

(tags: brain stress meditation )

We need better sex education in schools

(tags: sex education school uk porn )

Bids in 300MW Saudi solar tender breach two cents

(tags: solarpower saudiarabia )

Gender Bias in AI translation

(tags: translation Google bias society gender OhForFucksSake language turkey )

Pretending to be Batman helps kids stay on task

(tags: batman psychology concentration )

Theresa May's shift towards presumed-consent organ donation praised by charities and patients

(tags: organdonor England )

List: Everything You Know About Me, the Female Character You’re Falling in Love With in a Romantic Film/TV Show Written by a Man

(tags: Gender writing romance tv movies )

Comments

Suadi Solar PV

[danieldwilliam]

Less than $20 a MWH is pretty cheap.

Bids in 300MW Saudi solar tender breach two cents

[jack]

I don't actually understand this topic, but although the general trend of solar prices decreasing is very very good, my informant in solar politics added "You have to remember that the ME countries are having a pointless cockwaving contest to set the lowest headline price" and "Oh, don't be daft. There's some kind of escalator/ multiplier/ kickback on this, even if I don't know exactly what."

(Apparently https://www.pv-tech.org/editors-blog/47545 goes into more detail but I can't vouch for it personally.)

Re: Bids in 300MW Saudi solar tender breach two cents

[danieldwilliam]

I think that basically boils down to "This looks too good to be true, and probably the reason for that is that the Saudi government is providing really, really cheap financing for reasons of public policy."

Which I could believe. Some of the money spent will wash back around the Saudi economy, Saudi firms learning how to install and maintain solar PV installation is probably useful and for every MWH of solar PV generation in Saudi Arabi the Saudis can export some extra gas.

[heron61]

The link about sex and teens had a number of excellent points, but other than the bizarre porn-derived idea that pubic hair is vile, I also don't see any of this as new or shocking. The quote:

"When I was at school there were problems with webcams and sex chats and msn messenger.
"But I can't remember boys talking about girls like this.

Seemed to me to merely indicate a lack of awareness or memory of how things were when this person was a teen.