Interesting Links for 31-03-2022

[andrewducker]

1. Jamie Wallis: Conservative politician comes out as UK's first openly trans MP

(tags:LGBT conservatives UK transgender )

2. How cables get so tangled

(tags:video cables funny Technology )

3. A Woman's Story

(tags:racism computers women history usa )

4. "I no longer grade my students' work - and I wish I had stopped sooner"

(tags:academia learning school )

5. When the school day starts later, teens get better sleep and feel more motivated

(tags:sleep school )

6. Automated taxis coming to San Francisco

(tags:sanfrancisco automation driving cars )

7. MPs Vote To Make At-Home Early Abortion Services Permanent

(tags:UK abortion GoodNews )

8. The vast majority of British voters support a close deal with the EU (Norway-like)

(tags:UK Europe polls identity )

9. Scottish under 18s will no longer be sent to young offenders institutions

Although, why can changing approach from "one of punishment to one of love and support" be applied to adults too?
(tags:scotland prison children )

10. "Procedural Justice" reduces crime by 14% and arrests by 60%

(tags:crime police transparency )

11. Mobile phone users do not have increased risk of brain tumours

(tags:mobile_phones Technology cancer GoodNews )

Comments

[mountainkiss]

That school day thing has been known for at least 15 years.

[danieldwilliam]

I think 6) brings my estimate of when I might be able to use an autonomous taxi from 20 years to 10.

Which is good news even though I remain very cautious about the speed of deployment.

[drplokta]

The description of option 2 in that EU poll as “like Norway” is pretty wrong. Norway has free movement of people with the EU. Norway is in Schengen. Norway contributes (net) almost as much per capita to the EU as the UK did as a member. Norway doesn’t so much align its regulations with the EU as follow EU regulations in very many areas. Had the poll mentioned these things, I predict the responses would have been rather different.

[dewline]

1. Good! At least they seem to be getting this much right, and I hope to see further progress to that end goal.

4. I wish we'd had this when I was in school.

5. This also.

7. Also: good!

8. Maybe this can be set to rights in our lifetimes. Somehow. Again, I think Canada should be applying to join the EU as a full member, regardless of geography and logistics. CETA seems a half-hearted measure.

9. Agreed on your comment on this. I suspect the relevant agencies in Canada, provincial and federal, will be watching this with much interest.

10. This also seems hopeful.

11. Glad to have that closer to "settled question"...

[calimac]

The taboo against referring to trans people by their "deadnames" is so strong that at first I wasn't sure if the MP in #1 was announcing a future transition from M to F or a completed (but hitherto unrevealed) transition from F to M. Fortunately it became clear later on that it was the former; but a lot of articles about people who've gone through transitions are confusing in this way.

5. When the school day starts later, teens get better sleep and feel more motivated

[anef]

I am currently reading "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker which explains exactly why we need sleep and lots of it (ie 7-9 hours sleep per 24 hours). The effects on the brain all through life are devastating if we don't get it. This is eye-opening and scary, particularly with reference to young people, doctors and drivers. I am now (unfortunately rather late in life) attempting to at least aim at getting the recommended amount.

Unfortunately advancing old age also has a bad effect on sleep. The effects of lack of sleep on the elderly can be very similar to those of dementia.

[kerk_hiraeth]

I wish I felt it was something to celebrate but he is part of a party and a government that is openly condoning the torture of children. He needs to speak out and/or resign if they don't insitute a complete ban on conversion 'therapy' immediately or he really is another Caitlyn Jenner who is a collaborator with people who want to destroy him and everyone like him.

kerk