Interesting Links for 21-05-2020

[andrewducker]

Why do some COVID-19 patients infect many others, whereas most don't spread the virus at all?

(tags:virus pandemic )

Why do some COVID-19 patients infect many others, whereas most don't spread the virus at all?

(tags:pandemic virus )

I am very curious as to how this letter from Michel Barnier is landing with the government

(tags:UK Europe Doom )

The Economics of Jane Austen's World

(tags:janeausten economics )

Billions of pounds worth of clothes made in Bangladesh have been cancelled by UK stores. Buy a box half price and help support workers in crisis

(tags:clothing business pandemic )

Marching Band Sound Delay: Drum Major selective hearing 'cuz physics

(tags:physics sound music speed )

Denmark is opening its schools. Here's what they're doing differently to the UK

(tags:Denmark schools UK pandemic )

Love Can't Make You a Villain: How She-Ra's Catra Helped Make Sense of My Heart

(tags:relationships emotion TV )

Graduate Student Solves Decades-Old Conway Knot Problem

(tags:mathematics )

Mount Everest Is Visible from Kathmandu, Nepal for First Time in Living Memory

(tags:Everest Nepal pollution pandemic )

I would like to live in this surprising house

(tags:housing awesome )

Why Small Children Struggle With Colour Names

(tags:psychology children colour )

Roleplaying Games vs. Storytelling Games

(tags:games roleplaying storytelling )

Comments

[momentsmusicaux]

There's a rather big gap in the colour names research, I think -- they've not compared with languages that put colour adjectives after nouns. Presumably if they're right, children who are native speakers of those languages would do better with colour names.

[andrewducker]

That would be fascinating!