Interesting Links for 16-08-2023

[andrewducker]

1. The 16 brutal restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan during two years of the Taliban

(tags:taliban afghanistan women rights )

2. 'We want a second baby, but can't afford one': The rise of Britain's one-child families

(tags:children money uk )

3. Edinburgh is new Covid hotspot as active cases double during Festival Fringe

(tags:pandemic edinburgh festival fringe )

4. Positive Association between Altitude and Suicide across the USA

(tags:usa suicide oxygen )

5. Council Tax Reform is Necessary — and so is Understanding

(tags:Scotland politics tax )

6. Brains of teenage smokers may be different than non-smokers

(tags:cigarettes neuroscience brain teenagers )

7. Google DeepMind's game-playing AI just found another way to make code faster

(tags:ai coding software )

Comments

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[anna_wing]

It would be interesting to look at high-altitude populations in other places to see if this particular correlation holds generally (and if so, why. Oxygen issues? Poverty stress?). The Alps, yes, but also the Altiplano, Tibet, the Himalayan countries, the Urals...

Re: 4

[andrewducker]

Agreed. Tiny bit of discussion here: https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4330241.html?thread=30365953#cmt30365953

Re: 4

[bens_dad]

Wikipedia's list of cities by elevation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_elevation
was full of surprises for me (but you will have to click to view the list sorted by altitude).

Would South Africa have good records for a similar study ?

Mexico (Mexico City, Tuloca and Guadalajara each over (or almost) 1.5 million and 1500m) has a high high population:-) too.

But mostly I just had not realized how many African cities are high up.