Interesting Links for 28-04-2018

[andrewducker]

Gustav Born had an intensely interesting life

(tags: Germany obituary medicine research )

Why there has never been a movie like Avengers: Infinity Wars before

(tags: movies marvel )

Forty-four genomic variants linked to major depression

(tags: depression genetics )

Dammit, I want a capybara

(tags: cute )

Melatonin’s role in labor progress

(tags: childbirth )

EU agrees on total ban of bee-harming neonicotinoids,

(tags: bees europe GoodNews )

Voter ID plans 'deeply flawed', says Electoral Reform Society

(tags: reform voting identity uk )

Why Do Judges Cite Jane Austen in Legal Decisions?

(tags: writing women law usa )

Wooden Statue Found in Late 1890s Likely Dates Back More Than 11,000 Years

(tags: archaeology prehistory )

Prof says he'll grade students on a curve, so they organize a boycott of the exams and all get As

(tags: exams university )

Quiz: can you guess the world city from its cold war Soviet spy map? (I got 9/11)

(tags: maps russia )

Comments

[mountainkiss]

What would you do with your capybara?

[andrewducker]

I would love him and squeeze him and call him George.

https://youtu.be/jPdHaNr0OAY

(I don't actually want one. I just want to be friends with one)

[danieldwilliam]

I'll see if I can persuade my brother to adopt one - it's what we did about a dog for the Captain.