Interesting Links for 15-11-2020

[andrewducker]

Dominic Cummings Is Gone. But What Does His Reign Tell Us About Boris Johnson?

(tags:BorisJohnson UK politics Doom )

Do not pet, touch, talk to, talk about, or otherwise interact with service animals

(tags:pets dogs animals disability )

There's a link between traffic-related air pollution and mental disorders

(tags:mentalhealth pollution traffic )

Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in death from any cause

(tags:death food )

Remembering strengthens memories. Here's how that works

(tags:memory brain neuroscience )

Amazon declares that Northern Ireland is no longer part of the UK

(tags:Amazon NorthernIreland uk )

There's a Link Between QAnon and Polling Errors (because they don't trust pollsters enough to answer questions)

(tags:conspiracy polls USA )

The Falkland Islands are landmine free for the first time in 38 years

(tags:falklands military GoodNews )

Near Donegal the trees are on the march

(tags:trees video Ireland wtf )

We could be detecting half of Covid carriers with cameras. Why aren't we?

(tags:pandemic temperature cameras )

Comments

[claudeb]

It just so happens that Romania is the most polluted country in the EU, with Bucharest being way over any limit. That explains much.

[ninetydegrees]

Took some time but they changed their tune: "Our Prime Video subscribers in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK can access and watch..." Not that the matter is sorted out for poor Chris.

[darkoshi]

Those trees on the march, wowsome :D

[andrewducker]

I know! I didn't realise that could happen!

[anna_wing]

Chilis are also very high in vitamin C, I understand...

[bohemiancoast]

you know that twitter account 'in mice' for confirming that 'AMAZING BREAKTHROUGH SCIENCE THING' was in mice?

I want one called 'by an underpaid social media operative who is probably not even working for that company' for every report of the form 'HORRIBLE LARGE COMPANY SAYS SOMETHING STUPID'.

[andrewducker]

I wouldn't normally bother, but I did think that one was hilarious.