Interesting Links for 09-07-2022

[andrewducker]

1. Our problems don't end with Boris Johnson, our political system needs an overhaul

(tags:politics uk reform )

2. Today's Robotic Surgery Turns Surgical Trainees Into Spectators - So They Don't Get To Make Mistakes (And Learn How To Recover From Them)

(tags:robots mistakes surgery healthcare )

3. Compared with standard care, a water birth significantly reduced the use of epidurals as well as pain and heavy bleeding after the birth

(tags:water childbirth )

4. Autonomous Drones Could Soon Monitor the UK's Energy Grid

(tags:drone electricity uk )

5. London sitcoms - on Google Maps

(tags:Google maps comedy viaPatrickHadfield )

6. Gender Critical Beliefs - Where the law stands following the decisions in Mackereth and Forstater v CGD

(tags:LGBT transgender law bigotry OhForFucksSake )

7. Undersea cable laid to link Shetland to UK energy grid

(tags:UK electricity Scotland )

8. How Do Dolphins Choose Their Name?

(tags:dolphins names )

Comments

[haggis]

In Manchester, the only birthing pools were in the midwife-led units. Which means if there were risk factors that lead to you having consultant-led care, water births weren't an option. I don't know how widespread that is (my exp was late 2020) but it could definitely skew the numbers.

[mellowtigger]

I remain a dedicated fan of the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (well presented by Elaine Morgan in her book), despite its being ignored or outright scorned. It's one simple idea that explains far too many quirks of human design.

[andrewducker]

An excellent point.

[bens_dad]

Same for Cambridge in 2009.

The article suggests that there were fewer births in midwife-led units, and only covers "healthy mums".

Doesn't read as if we actually know more than we did in 2009.

London sitcoms - on Google Maps

[anef]

I lived in Surbiton in the '70s, though The Good Life wasn't actually shot there. When I told people that my parents lived in Surbiton they used to say "I thought that was a made up place".