Interesting Links for 21-02-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Probably the best social media advice you can get

(tags:socialmedia advice )

2. England has lost 28% of local bus provision per person since 2011

(tags:England buses transport )

3. Why Oscar-nominated family friendly queer animation 'Nimona' is available for free for the next week

(tags:Oscars animation LGBT movies children )

4. Why did Keir Starmer lavish praise on an Islamophobic radical-right bigot?

(tags:Russia bigotry )

5. Yes Prime Minister, questionnaire design matters (leading questions in this case)

(tags:polls TV UK )

6. Why are Scottish transgender healthcare waiting times so long?

(tags:scotland transgender lgbt healthcare OhForFucksSake )

7. The government prevented compensation payments to postmasters, and then lied about it

(tags:uk government Conservatives postoffices money OhForFucksSake )

8. More than 500 games on Steam earned over $3 million in 2023

(tags:games steam valve )

9. ADHD may have emerged in humans as an evolutionary advantage

(tags:adhd evolution behaviour )

10. BT Tower: 'Iconic' landmark to be turned into a hotel

(tags:london architecture bt hotel history postoffices )

Comments

4. Keir Starmer and Alexei Navalny.

[haggis]

The Navalny article is interesting but switching in the middle to a passionate defence of convicted rapist Julian Assange does make me go 🤔.

Re: 4. Keir Starmer and Alexei Navalny.

[andrewducker]

I totally agree. I wish that people would stop pretending that Assange's hiding from the rape trial was somehow justified.

Re: 4. Keir Starmer and Alexei Navalny.

[channelpenguin]

Agreed

[bens_dad]

*Convicted* ?

I'm not claiming Assange isn't guilty, but where was he tried ?

[haggis]

Oh sorry, I forgot the details. The rape he has admitted to committing.

[nancylebov]

9. How did they get from "ADHD is a common behavioral condition affecting about 11 per cent of children and lasting to adulthood in about 4 per cent of people with symptoms, including distractibility, restlessness, forgetfulness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity."

to

"About 200 of the 457 screened positive for ADHD."?

[andrewducker]

Discussion of that in actual paper. Search for "In our sample, 206 of 457 participants".

[nancylebov]

In case anyone else is wondering.

"In our sample, 206 of 457 participants, or 45%, screened positive for ADHD, approximately 10x higher than the rate of ADHD in the adult population. Several factors may account for this discrepancy. First, ADHD-screen positive participants were not diagnosed with ADHD; only a clinical assessment can confirm such a diagnosis. Second, we conducted our study online using Prolific, which may have elevated rates of positive screens, as was found using an older ADHD screen in a previous mTurk sample [59]. Finally, our data collection occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, which negatively impacted mental health for broad swaths of the public [60], as confirmed by online self-reports [61]. Notably, the pandemic is linked to a global increase in ADHD symptoms [62]. While difficult to estimate, this context undoubtedly played a role in the frequency of ADHD symptoms reported in our sample."

[cmcmck]

6. For the same reason they are in both England and Wales, I suspect.

[ckd]

(10) Good thing its existence and location are no longer considered covered by the Official Secrets Act.

[channelpenguin]

Lol. Really? It ever was? That's hilarious. What was this super tall building in the centre of London *supposed* to be then, officially?

[andrewducker]

It wasn't. So there were no signs pointing to it. And it's easy to spot from a distance, but apparently weirdly quite tricky from within a few streets, with other buildings blocking the view.

[channelpenguin]

I walked past it every day for 6 months. It's obvious enough.

[andrewducker]

I'm sorry madam, we can't tell you where your room is. It's need to know only.