Interesting Links for 01-11-2017

[andrewducker]

We’re surprisingly unaware of when our own beliefs change

(tags: belief psychology memory )

Why isn’t the media publishing the full list of allegations against Tory MPs?

(tags: media libel Conservatives )

On compromise and the American Civil War

(tags: usa slavery history war civilwar )

Philip Pullman's swearwords are a useful lesson for children

(tags: swearing children language )

The effect of piracy on book sales

(tags: sales publishing books piracy )

Why putting the clocks back is bonkers

(tags: time sun UK )

Comments

[zotz]

You know, we could all just get up at an earlier hour during the summer without having an endless argument about how many epicycles to implement.

[andrewducker]

We could, but for people who have to juggle childcare and office, having them both be on the same timezone is useful.

[zotz]

There's no reason why they couldn't be, particularly if the government was involved as it already is.