Interesting Links for 07-08-2019

[andrewducker]

Supercentenarians are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates

(tags:fraud age )

Recursive language and modern imagination were acquired simultaneously 70,000 years ago

(tags:language psychology prehistory genetics brain humans )

Where to Download the Millions of Free eBooks that Secretly Entered the Public Domain

(tags:books copyright USA )

Nutrient deficiencies in rice grown under higher carbon dioxide could elevate health risks for tens of millions

(tags:co2 rice food nutrition )

John McDonnell: Labour would not block another Scottish independence referendum

(tags:Labour Scotland independence )

The Looser a State's Gun Laws, the More Mass Shootings It Has

Shocking, I know
(tags:guns regulation usa )

Labour will not join national unity government to block no-deal Brexit

(tags:UK politics labour )

Broadcast TV (including catch-up) viewing still dominates streaming

(tags:TV UK streaming broadcasting )

Work in the UK is no less secure than it was 20 years ago

(tags:Jobs UK )

Comments

[calimac]

Unfortunately those sites with millions of public domain e-books are really badly indexed. They need a good library cataloger.

[dewline]

One of my friends is about to start training for that field. Maybe, in a couple of years...but NYPL needs that talent now, don't they?

[calimac]

The NYPL has plenty of experienced catalogers. Why they don't let them loose on this database is the question.

[steepholm]

Someone should tell John McDonnell that calling the UK parliament "the English parliament" is not a good way to win over the Scots.