andrewducker | Interesting Links for 07-08-2019

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 )

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

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?

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

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