Interesting Links for 11-02-2016
Feb. 11th, 2016 12:00 pm- Microsoft's Cortana has no time for sexist bullshit
- Someone has proposed a Monument Valley Lego set
- Twitter puts video ads at top of users' timeline feeds
- Common gene variant may lead girls to make healthy or unhealthy food choices -- depending on their early socioeconomic environment
- The "Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year" photos are understandably gorgeous
- 54% of Scots would back independence if the UK leaves the EU
- Here are the breakdowns: https://www.ipsos-mori.com/Assets/Docs/Scotland/scottish-monitor-feb-2016-tables.pdf
- If you win at something, you're more likely to cheat.
- I suspect that this is because "stopping winning" feels like moving backwards, and people feel much worse about it than if they hadn't won in the first place. I suspect this is also the reason why people defend their privileges...
- Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age
- A Mammal’s Brain Has Been Cryonically Preserved and Recovered
- Coco bonds: what are they and why have they hit bank shares?
- Bacterial spores may be effective treatment for recurrent C. difficile (And restore microbiome)
- Android app helps Iranians avoid morality police checkpoints
- How the movie Airplane! is like Gilbert and Sullivan
- A movie producer tweets descriptions of women from the scripts he's sent
- Beliefs about all-knowing gods fosters co-operation
- The Problem with Time & Timezones
- The Russian Cosmonaut Who Crashed To Earth 'Crying In Rage'
- Please do read the story linked at the top, which adds corrections from other historians.
- Why you shouldn't believe the government health advice on the dangers of drinking
- Although you also shouldn't believe the person criticizing them either: http://www.tobaccotactics.org/index.php/Christopher_Snowdon