Interesting Links for 03-03-2020

[andrewducker]

Boost to UK economy from US trade deal could be 450 times smaller than loss from no-deal Brexit

(tags:uk europe trade doom )

Seanan McGuire and the emu of Doom!

(tags:birds doom )

Universities do not exist 'to produce students who are useful', Irish President says

(tags:academia ireland )

Kangaroo Rats Are Furry, Spring-Loaded Ninjas

(tags:rats animals )

Comments

[dewline]

1. Always self-sabotage so that you can be ripped off with ease, says Boris. Or so it seems from my POV.

2. Re: Seanan's 2017 story: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

3. This gives me reassurance and some small degree of joy: Mr Higgins, who was opening a celebration of Trinity College Dublin’s College Historical Debating Society, said “universities are not there merely to produce students who are useful”.

“They are there to produce citizens who are respectful of the rights of others to participate and also to be able to participate fully, drawing on a wide range of scholarship,” he said on Monday night.

[melchar]

I loved the Seanan story!