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redfiona99) wrote2016-06-12 10:16 pm
redfiona99) wrote2016-06-12 10:16 pm
Links
Films:
6 Reasons Heath Ledger's Joker Ruined Comic Book Movies - http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-best-joker-was-worst-thing-superhero-films_p2/ This speaks for me and to me, and is very right about why not every film villain needs to be Heath Ledger's Joker.
Language:
How India changed the English language - http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150619-how-india-changed-english?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter
Miscellaneous:
Guyana's gifts to the world - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35929577
How I discovered I spend 2 hours a month crying — and learned to be okay with it - http://www.vox.com/2016/5/25/11744768/crying-spreadsheet
The Outing of Tinky Winky - http://priceonomics.com/the-outing-of-tinky-winky/
Why Thieves Steal Soap - http://priceonomics.com/why-thieves-steal-soap/
Why Do We Feel Awe? - http://www.deepstuff.org/why-do-we-feel-awe/
Rocky Beginnings - http://quantifiedselfie.us/nyc365/ Data vis type follows the music she listened to when she moved to New York.
To the Graduate Who Wants to Work in International Affairs - https://medium.com/the-development-set/to-the-graduate-who-wants-to-work-in-international-affairs-d5949b7d8f8#.reswcsfve
Why I wrote about my wife's miscarriage - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-36387967
The dangers of shaking babies - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35563422
The US veterans going back to live in Vietnam - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36363537
News:
Staff 'told not to take action against probation breaches' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36385554 Yet another service where privatization is not the answer to the problem.
Photography:
23 Awesome Tips From a Professional Street Photographer - http://twistedsifter.com/2016/05/23-street-photography-tips-by-thomas-leuthard/
Politics:
Who will cook your Indian curry? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36378655 Actually about the difference between EU and non-EU immigration into the UK.
Bananas! Graphs! Immigrants! FEAR! The Brexit debate in full - http://www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox/topic/the-europe-question/that-repetitive-brexit-debate-in-full
Tackle pupil attainment gap in northern England, IPPR urges - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36343038
Science:
How one man saved a generation of premature babies - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36321692
Robo-bee: miniature robot perches like an insect - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36313958
Glyphosate And Cancer - http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2016/05/18/glyphosate-and-cancer Actually about quantifying risk.
An investigation of the false discovery rate and the misinterpretation of p-values - http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/1/3/140216
The International Space Station Just Orbited Earth for the 100,000th Time - https://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-international-space-station-ISS-orbited-earth-for-the-100000th-time
Sizing Up Sharks, The Lords of the Sea - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/06/shark-species-family-tree-ocean-ecosystem-predator?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20160522ngm-sharksinteractive&utm_campaign=Content&sf26694227=1
China's Science Revolution - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-0192822d-14f1-432b-bd25-92eab6466362
How does sport help people who have dementia? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/36327418
Sport:
Football:
Zinedine Zidane, Diego Simeone and a managerial revolution - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/champions-league/2015-2016/zinedine-zidane-diego-simeone-and-a-managerial-revolution_sto5598399/story.shtml
Diego Simeone on verge of consigning Atletico Madrid’s ‘loser’ tag to history - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/champions-league/2015-2016/diego-simeone-on-verge-of-consigning-atletico-madrids-loser-tag-to-history_sto5614523/story.shtml
Champions League: The 1986 match that kick-started the competition - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35871295
Meet Monchi: The architect behind Sevilla's incredible golden period - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/europa-league/2015-2016/meet-monchi-the-architect-behind-sevilla-s-incredible-golden-period_sto5577451/story.shtml
Luka Modric: The elegant maestro dictating from deep - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/champions-league/2015-2016/luka-modric-the-elegant-maestro-dictating-from-deep_sto5611605/story.shtml
In-depth: Bayern admit they've told Mario Götze he won't play next season. So why is he staying? - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/bundesliga/2015-2016/bayern-hint-goetze-not-first-choice-under-ancelotti_sto5605009/story.shtml
FourFourTwo’s (not entirely serious) guide to squad numbers - http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-not-entirely-serious-guide-squad-numbers
Technology:
The tyranny of the algorithm yet again... - http://b2fxxx.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-tyranny-of-algorithm-yet-again.html
Travel:
HS2 rail link 'over-priced' say transport experts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36376837
6 Reasons Heath Ledger's Joker Ruined Comic Book Movies - http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-best-joker-was-worst-thing-superhero-films_p2/ This speaks for me and to me, and is very right about why not every film villain needs to be Heath Ledger's Joker.
Language:
How India changed the English language - http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150619-how-india-changed-english?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter
Miscellaneous:
Guyana's gifts to the world - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35929577
How I discovered I spend 2 hours a month crying — and learned to be okay with it - http://www.vox.com/2016/5/25/11744768/crying-spreadsheet
The Outing of Tinky Winky - http://priceonomics.com/the-outing-of-tinky-winky/
Why Thieves Steal Soap - http://priceonomics.com/why-thieves-steal-soap/
Why Do We Feel Awe? - http://www.deepstuff.org/why-do-we-feel-awe/
Rocky Beginnings - http://quantifiedselfie.us/nyc365/ Data vis type follows the music she listened to when she moved to New York.
To the Graduate Who Wants to Work in International Affairs - https://medium.com/the-development-set/to-the-graduate-who-wants-to-work-in-international-affairs-d5949b7d8f8#.reswcsfve
Why I wrote about my wife's miscarriage - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-36387967
The dangers of shaking babies - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35563422
The US veterans going back to live in Vietnam - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36363537
News:
Staff 'told not to take action against probation breaches' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36385554 Yet another service where privatization is not the answer to the problem.
Photography:
23 Awesome Tips From a Professional Street Photographer - http://twistedsifter.com/2016/05/23-street-photography-tips-by-thomas-leuthard/
Politics:
Who will cook your Indian curry? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36378655 Actually about the difference between EU and non-EU immigration into the UK.
Bananas! Graphs! Immigrants! FEAR! The Brexit debate in full - http://www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox/topic/the-europe-question/that-repetitive-brexit-debate-in-full
Tackle pupil attainment gap in northern England, IPPR urges - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36343038
Science:
How one man saved a generation of premature babies - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36321692
Robo-bee: miniature robot perches like an insect - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36313958
Glyphosate And Cancer - http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2016/05/18/glyphosate-and-cancer Actually about quantifying risk.
An investigation of the false discovery rate and the misinterpretation of p-values - http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/1/3/140216
The International Space Station Just Orbited Earth for the 100,000th Time - https://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-international-space-station-ISS-orbited-earth-for-the-100000th-time
Sizing Up Sharks, The Lords of the Sea - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/06/shark-species-family-tree-ocean-ecosystem-predator?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20160522ngm-sharksinteractive&utm_campaign=Content&sf26694227=1
China's Science Revolution - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-0192822d-14f1-432b-bd25-92eab6466362
How does sport help people who have dementia? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/36327418
Sport:
Football:
Zinedine Zidane, Diego Simeone and a managerial revolution - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/champions-league/2015-2016/zinedine-zidane-diego-simeone-and-a-managerial-revolution_sto5598399/story.shtml
Diego Simeone on verge of consigning Atletico Madrid’s ‘loser’ tag to history - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/champions-league/2015-2016/diego-simeone-on-verge-of-consigning-atletico-madrids-loser-tag-to-history_sto5614523/story.shtml
Champions League: The 1986 match that kick-started the competition - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35871295
Meet Monchi: The architect behind Sevilla's incredible golden period - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/europa-league/2015-2016/meet-monchi-the-architect-behind-sevilla-s-incredible-golden-period_sto5577451/story.shtml
Luka Modric: The elegant maestro dictating from deep - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/champions-league/2015-2016/luka-modric-the-elegant-maestro-dictating-from-deep_sto5611605/story.shtml
In-depth: Bayern admit they've told Mario Götze he won't play next season. So why is he staying? - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/bundesliga/2015-2016/bayern-hint-goetze-not-first-choice-under-ancelotti_sto5605009/story.shtml
FourFourTwo’s (not entirely serious) guide to squad numbers - http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-not-entirely-serious-guide-squad-numbers
Technology:
The tyranny of the algorithm yet again... - http://b2fxxx.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-tyranny-of-algorithm-yet-again.html
Travel:
HS2 rail link 'over-priced' say transport experts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36376837