Interesting Links for 09-07-2020

[andrewducker]

"I was on a British TV diversity scheme - and saw why they don't change anything"

(tags:Diversity TV UK )

Duke scientist questions his own research with new study faulting task fMRI

(tags:neuroscience fmri fail science )

Cerne Abbas chalk giant is not prehistoric, may date from 1300s - or even later

(tags:history uk )

On Hilary Mantel's birthday, please enjoy her 1988 review of RoboCop.

(tags:movies review robots police )

Right-Wing Media Outlets Duped by a Middle East Propaganda Campaign

(tags:middle_east propaganda Twitter politics fraud )

Genetic data suggests Polynesians and Native Americans met

(tags:genetics Pacific SouthAmerica )

Trump Pushed CIA to Give Intelligence to Kremlin, While Taking No Action Against Russia Arming Taliban

(tags:Russia USA military wtf )

Comments

[mountainkiss]

A researcher questioning their own research is not a fail. It should be lauded.

[andrewducker]

I agree that it's great they checked it was accurate.

[mountainkiss]

Didn't just check but changed view as result.

[rhythmaning]

Definitely!

[conuly]

I thought we already knew that they must've met, if only because they both have sweet potato.

[errolwi]

Re: Pacific genetics, I'm glad you linked to sensible reporting, rather than one of the "Thor Heyerdahl was right Na Na Na!!!" ones out there.
Some criticism:
https://twitter.com/molleguillaume/status/1280990641053302785

[andrewducker]

Thank you for that!

[ljgeoff]

Mantel: I'm just reading Wolf Hall because I guess I live under a rock. Whoa, it's good.

TrumPutin

[dewline]

Well, this is anger-inducing and unsurprising.