Interesting Links for 22-06-2020

[andrewducker]

Why the earliest sign of civilisation is a healed femur

(tags:civilization )

Last of Us Part II: Is this the most accessible game ever?

(tags:games disability accessibility )

Scottish property worth billions held in tax havens

(tags:tax Scotland property )

Coronavirus: Germany's R number rockets again - from 1.79 to 2.88

(tags:pandemic Germany Doom )

This auditory illusion is very impressive

(tags:viaSwampers illusion sound )

One-fifth of Earth's ocean floor is now mapped

(tags:Ocean maps )

From panic buying to food banks: how Britain fed itself in the first phase of coronavirus

(tags:UK food pandemic viaFJM )

Comments

[dewline]

1. I like that idea: civilisation beginning with medicine.

3. From a couple of weeks ago, this is an ongoing issue in several countries. And it's suspected of being part of the Real Motive behind Brexit, too, if memory serves. The moment the EU started bringing in serious anti-laundering measures was when the Brexiteers really got going, per reports in The Guardian...?


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/large-number-of-high-threat-organized-crime-groups-have-links-to-b-c-inquiry-hears-1.5605561

[andrewducker]

Yup, tax avoidance is definitely one of the pushes behind Brexit.

Shepard tone

[fanf]

Probably the most famous version is the THX ident https://www.soundandvision.com/content/unwrapped-thx-deep-note

Re: Shepard tone

[darkoshi]

Neat, I love the THX sound and hadn't seen that before.

Healed Femur

[danieldwilliam]

A healed femur indicates not just compassion but also a) a food surplus b)a longer term view of reciprocal relationships and c) planning. All signs of a society acting in a longer time-frame and benefiting from doing so.