Entries tagged with microbiome

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Interesting Links for 15-03-2024

1. The financial burden of tackling climate change will fall disproportionately on Scotland: (tags:scotland globalwarming )
2. The Violence Of Relentless Positivity In The Workplace (or: "Negativity is an expensive signal of honesty"): (tags:work honesty complaints )
3. Why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease: (tags:immune_system women disease )
4. The Small Company at the Center of 'Gamergate 2.0': (tags:harassment games writing Diversity bigotry OhForFucksSake )
5. Review of "Who's Afraid of Gender?" by Judith Butler - An urgent counter to trans panic: (tags:gender society )
6. Urban humans have lost much of their ability to digest plants: (tags:humans microbiome plants food )
7. How Michael Sheen met Neil Gaiman, and the mystery they ate when they did: (tags:neilgaiman food )
8. Next-gen battery tech: Reimagining every aspect of batteries: (tags:batteries Technology thefuture research )
9. There is no EU cookie banner law: (tags:europe regulation privacy )
10. A Diversity of Novels with Transgender Protagonists: (tags:transgender lgbt fiction )
11. The Designer Who's Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge: (tags:water cities china design drought )

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Interesting Links for 21-10-2023

1. Give rats stomach bugs from a human with Alzheimer's and their memories become impaired: (tags:brain alzheimers microbiome rats )

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Interesting Links for 29-06-2023

1. Can you beat...The Password Game: (tags:passwords funny game )
2. 10cm African huntsman spider found in Edinburgh suitcase: (tags:spiders aieeee! edinburgh )
3. Edinburgh tram report 'still with publishers' nine weeks on: (tags:Edinburgh trams publishing wtf )
4. The Connection Between Autism And The Gut Microbiome Is Clearer Than Ever: (tags:autism microbiome )
5. Catching Covid? Try not to have blood type A: (tags:blood Pandemic )
6. Canadian Smoke Reaches Europe (the pictures are terrifying): (tags:Canada fire Europe Portugal )
7. do gender differences (sometimes) seem bigger in more gender equal countries? (If people think real sex differences exist, segregation will result regardless of real skill differences): (tags:gender psychology society ViaDrCross )
8. Forcing council meetings to be in person causes those with jobs, children, and disabilities to quit: (tags:disability politics UK parenting work )
9. A Russian soldier on what it's like on their front lines in Ukraine: (tags:Ukraine Russia war epicfail incompetence )
10. US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn't like the options: (tags:usa globalwarming doom )
11. Sharpie scanning goof reveals major PlayStation budgets and revenues - and that millions of gamers buy a PS just to play Call of Duty: (tags:games playstation sony )

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Interesting Links for 15-06-2023

1. Edinburgh trams: Plans for extension to Newbridge set to be abandoned in favour of route along A71 corridor: (tags:edinburgh trams )
2. Do a quarter of British people really believe Covid was a hoax?: (tags:conspiracy polls )
3. Who wants to read a judge interrogate lawyers for presenting AI gibberish as if it was reality?: (tags:USA law AI epicfail )
4. Google risks forced breakup of ad business as EU alleges shocking misconduct: (tags:Google advertising corruption fraud business regulation )
5. Body mass index gets smack down: American Medical Association calls out harms and "racist exclusion" | Ars Technica: (tags:weight healthcare USA )
6. How many of these do you think are birds?: (tags:birds paleontology evolution )
7. How do people treat you differently when you're skinny?: (tags:weight bigotry society )
8. First time one of my posts on Mastodon has gone viral! (just hit 500 shares): (tags:socialmedia )
9. Europe votes to regulate AI and ban use of live facial recognition: (tags:regulation ai faces )
10. 'I got to know my gut microbiome - as a result, I sleep better, have more energy and I've lost 25lbs': (tags:microbiome )
11. Johnson Verdict: 'He lied, lied about lying, lied about lying about lying, and is generally a twat': (tags:BorisJohnson lying politics satire true )
12. Two children were born with 'insatiable hunger' that left them severely obese. Now scientists know why (leptin gene mutation): (tags:genetics hunger )
13. Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits and reduces inequality: (tags:parenting men uk inequality )
14. Wildcats bred in captivity released into Cairngorms: (tags:cats nature scotland )

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Interesting Links for 08-09-2022

1. What next for art in a post-AI world?: (tags:art ai comics comic )
2. Supreme Court allows SNP to intervene in indyref2 court case: (tags:snp law uk independence scotland )
3. New technique shows old temperatures were much hotter than thought: (tags:co2 prehistory globalwarming ocean )
4. Turns out that going woke does not inevitably lead to going broke: (tags:money niceness )
5. Liz Truss plunged into constitutional crisis on day one as UK blocks Bermuda from legalising cannabis: (tags:marijuana legalisation UK law constitution )
6. Scottish government to make £500m in spending cuts: (tags:Scotland money )
7. Poland's Demand for German Damages Includes Crimes Committed Against Jews by Poles: (tags:Poland Germany Holocaust Jews money wtf )
8. Liz Truss Is Trying to Block Scotland's Trans Reforms: (tags:conservatives bigotry UK Scotland law LGBT transgender )
9. Leaked list of US anti government extremist Oath Keepers includes hundreds of cops, dozens of elected officials: (tags:USA terrorism corruption terrifying police government )
10. Scientists Have Made a Human Microbiome From Scratch: (tags:microbiome )
11. Edinburgh's South Sub railway: Here's why forgotten railway closed 60 years ago today: (tags:edinburgh trains transport history )
12. Four Sisters. Forty Years. Forty Portraits.: (tags:photos history )

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Interesting Links for 09-02-2022

An EU border across britain: Scotland's borders after independence: (tags:europe uk scotland borders )
Women led the Bronze Age immigration to Orkney: (tags:scotland prehistory genetics women migration )
When, exactly, were tattoos the exclusive domain of the sailor?: (tags:tattoos history society )
Jacob Rees-Mogg Says It Could Take 50 Years To Reap The Benefits Of Brexit: (tags:UK Europe Doom )
Archaeological Detective: the game where you're trying to track down whoever it was who raided all these tombs!: (tags:games indianajones funny archeology )
Snowy Scottish mountains are quite pretty.: (tags:photo mountains Scotland )
Massive new Edinburgh £19.4m Roseburn to Leith cycle route work gets underway: (tags:bicycles transport Edinburgh )
Autistic sons trapped in Scottish psychiatric hospitals: (tags:scotland autism OhForFucksSake )
The English test that ruined thousands of lives: (tags:uk immigration testing OhForFucksSake language )
Stimulating spinal cord helps paralysed people to walk again: (tags:nerves Technology cyborg disability impressive )
Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study: (tags:microbiome depression )
Disney's Filmmaking Process (in-depth and fascinating): (tags:Disney animation howto movies )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4112134.html

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Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4105477.html

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Interesting Links for 29-10-2021

Impact of Brexit on economy is worse than Covid says Office for Budget Responsibility: (tags:pandemic uk europe economy doom )
Your code displays Japanese wrong: (tags:japan language china unicode fonts )
A charming song about your date's choice in movies being a red flag: (tags:funny relationships viaSwampers music video movies horror )
How Ace Ventura and South Park harmed trans people: (tags:LGBT transgender SouthPark comedy abuse )
Covid: Inexpensive antidepressant can cut hospitalisation risk by 30%: (tags:pandemic medicine depression )
Sluggish exports: the 'worrying trend' in the UK economy: (tags:UK Europe trade Doom )
Anti-trans professor Kathleen Stock quits Sussex university: (tags:GoodNews LGBT transgender bigotry academia UK )
The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia: (tags:milk history food Mongolia microbiome bacteria viaMyBrotherHugh )
No end in sight for chip shortage as supply chain problems pile up: (tags:cpu computers business Doom )
Zuckerberg Announces Fantasy World Where Facebook Is Not a Horrible Company: (tags:VirtualReality Facebook socialnetworking )
Gifted dogs tilt their heads more than average: (tags:dogs intelligence )
Why Dogs Tilt Their Heads: (tags:dogs behaviour )
An intuitive guide to the mathematical constant 'e': (tags:growth mathematics )
Artists - are you ready to make a fat stack of cash from NFTs?: (tags:cryptography art money comic advice )
Margaret Atwood seems to be back onside over transgender issued: (tags:LGBT transgender margaretatwood )
Why Canada won't print indigenous spelling on passports: (tags:canada names OhForFucksSake )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4075305.html

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Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3936945.html

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Interesting Links for 02-10-2020

Sandwiches in Subway too sugary to meet legal definition of being bread (in Ireland): (tags:bread sugar Ireland tax viaSwampers )
New British standard for biodegradable plastic introduced: (tags:plastic biodegradable standards uk )
Here Are All The Outlandish Ideas The Government Is Reported To Be Considering To Tackle Migrant Channel Crossings: (tags:asylum OhForFucksSake uk )
How British broadband services have changed over the last decade: (tags:broadband uk )
British Virgin Islands commits to public register of beneficial owners: (tags:business money tax GoodNews )
Edinburgh! Cancels! Christmas!: (tags:Christmas edinburgh pandemic )
Coronavirus: Restrictions for England to be standardised into three tiers: (tags:pandemic England UK )
1,521 Members of the UK and Irish Publishing Community Sign a Letter Supporting Trans Rights: (tags:LGBT transgender publishing UK Ireland )
Feeding C-section newborns mother's faeces may help to strengthen immune system: (tags:microbiome babies caesarians faeces )
Thousands of UK firms may need to set up an EU office - And vice versa: (tags:trade UK Europe Doom )
Drinking coffee before breakfast impairs metabolism: (tags:sugar coffee metabolism )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3908810.html

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Interesting Links for 04-08-2020

Is Belief in God Necessary for Good Values? Global Survey on Religion and Morality: (tags:polls religion society )
Bacteria in the gut have a direct line to the brain: (tags:microbiome brain )
Amazon given go ahead to launch thousands of satellites to boost internet access worldwide: (tags:space amazon internet )
Google Pixel 4A Review: Nearly Perfect and Only $350 (if I hadn't just bought a new phone this is the one I'd be getting): (tags:phones review )
I am beginning to think that pubs might need to be closed for the duration of the pandemic: (tags:alcohol pandemic )
Former police chief convicted over child abuse video granted court of appeal hearing: This seems like a very odd thing to have convicted her of in the first case, as far as I can see
(tags:paedophilia video police law wtf UK )
Government says medicines must be stockpiled for no-deal Brexit on top of Covid-19 pressures: (tags:UK medicine pandemic Europe Doom )
UK virologists criticise handling of Covid testing contracts: (tags:UK pandemic incompetence )
UK chemical industry warns of £1bn cost to duplicate EU regime: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1290319702095519745.html
(tags:UK Europe chemistry Doom )
Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system: (tags:beauty attraction law psychology bias )
"Why I'm now leaving MSNBC": (tags:journalism USA media viaCipherGoth )
Coca-Cola paid scientists to downplay how sugary beverages fueled the obesity crisis: (tags:cocacola sugar corruption )
In A Twist On Loyalty Programs, Emirates Is Promising Travelers A Free Funeral If Infected With Covid: (tags:pandemic airplanes insurance death ViaDrCross )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3905176.html

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Interesting Links for 30-07-2020

Scotland won't need to repay the UK's national debt if it's independent unless the UK does as well - and there's almost no chance of that (happy to see any well written responses to this): (tags:Scotland UK debt independence viaDanielDWilliam )
Soap dodger: meet the doctor who says we have been showering wrong: (tags:microbiome soap cleanliness )
Das Kapital in 8 tweets.: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1287862670834663424.html
(tags:economics capitalism Twitter )
Software that changes photos of you so that your friends will still recognise you but facial recognition won't: (tags:faces software recognition )
Russian Intelligence Agencies Push Disinformation on Coronavirus Pandemic: (tags:Russia pandemic )
Turns out I pretty much agree with the original meaning of "cultural appropriation" before it got twisted out of shape: (tags:culture society race cultural_appropriation )

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Interesting Links for 23-06-2020

Why Meatpacking Plants Have Become Covid-19 Hot Spots: (tags:virus pandemic meat )
The plight of the funny woman (an investigation into why women aren't funny.): (tags:women society humour comedy viaElfy )
The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record?: (tags:prehistory civilization technology )
Brexit has, on average, made people £500 to £1000 worse off each year. And very little has actually changed yet...: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1274956533525295119.html
(tags:economics UK Europe Doom OhForFucksSake )
How do you visualize the calendar year in your head? As a timeline? A circle? A round strip (like a band) that comes back around?: (tags:time visualisation viaElfy )
Why biological groups of animals and common language ones don't agree: (tags:ontology animals life )
Reminder that most women in the UK support trans rights: (tags:transgender women polls UK )
Who's to Blame for Plastic Microfiber Pollution?: (tags:environment clothing plastic )
Britain nearly went bust in March, says Bank of England: (tags:economy UK pandemic )
Britain's big race divide: (tags:UK racism )
Authors quit JK Rowling agency over transgender rights: (tags:LGBT transgender jkrowling publishing )
Crows can discriminate between languages: (tags:crows intelligence language )
When it comes to our gut, does exercise really make us healthier?: (tags:microbiome exercise )
This is probably the best thing that could happen when you invite a cat into your hammock: (tags:cats funny animals )

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Interesting Links for 28-12-2019

How Microbiomes Affect Fear (in mice): (tags:mice emotion microbiome )
The Ghost Kitchens Are Here: (tags:food business )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3833788.html

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Interesting Links for 22-10-2019

The reality behind the myth of Oxford's imposter syndrome: (tags:Oxford academia mentalhealth )
This is why you should never comment negatively on a friend's weight: (tags:weight mentalhealth )
Scientists Discover The Root Of Autoimmune Diseases - And How We Can Treat Them (in mice): (tags:immune_system microbiome mice viaMyBrotherHugh )
Northern Ireland firms will have to complete export forms when sending goods to the mainland UK: (tags:NorthernIreland UK trade OhForFucksSake )
Spotlight reveals IRA plan to hit south east England's power supply: (tags:ira electricity UK History viaDanielDWilliam )
Late attempt to halt decriminalization of abortion in N. Ireland fails`: (tags:abortion NorthernIreland GoodNews )
Questions Jews have about Christmas: (tags:Christmas Jews funny )
There's this superhero, right? And *everyone* knows their secret identity. But why?: (tags:identity superhero secrets )
On Narnia and the EU: (tags:Europe narnia comic )
How comics first started on the road to academic respectability: (tags:comics academia history uk )
Persistent non-symbolic experience - what enlightenment feels like: (tags:psychology experience religion )
Brexit legislation: This is a mandate for another year of no-deal chaos: (tags:UK Europe doom )
Brexit delay depends on which way Commons votes today, says EU: (tags:Europe UK politics )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3830105.html

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Interesting Links for 10-10-2019

Church of Scotland considers selling half Aberdeen's churches: (tags:religion Scotland )
Private Equity Is Swallowing The World: (tags:business investment )
Tory party faces split over any no-deal election manifesto: (tags:conservatives Europe Doom )
A Chinese game developer speaks out on Blizzard and Hong Kong: (tags:china HongKong games )
Brexit is a necessary crisis - it reveals Britain's true place in the world: (tags:UK history business Europe perspective )
Toilet paper manufacturer says UK supplies 'will not withstand' a no-deal Brexit: (tags:toilets paper UK Europe Doom )
EU Brexit negotiator tears apart Boris Johnson's plan point by point: (tags:uk europe fail )
Tony Blair: Scottish nationalism is distinct from Brexit populism: (tags:tonyblair Scotland politics )
Russian trolls' chief target was black US voters in 2016 (encouraging them not to vote for Clinton, or at all): (tags:race politics USA Russia )
Good Actor and Deepfake AI Technology Create Disturbingly Realistic Results: (tags:video fake impressive technology )
Vaginal-fluid transplants treat incurable condition in pilot study: (tags:vagina microbiome )
Beware of Cranks: Misguided attempts to solve impossible mathematical problems: (tags:mathematics fraud )
Beijing Takes Aim at Prague After 'One-China' Dispute Deepens: (tags:China Europe )
Turkish troops advance into Syria as Trump washes his hands of the Kurds: (tags:Syria Turkey OhForFucksSake )
A liberal approach to extremism is taking shape - but will the government let it survive?: (tags:UK politics terrorism liberal )
A Solar Power Plant designed to deliver 100% of the electricity after sunset: (tags:solarpower batteries africa )
A year ago Boris Johnson regretted his choices. I wonder how he feels now.: (tags:BorisJohnson Doom )