Links

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Sorry about the sheer amount this week, I am in serious catch up mode

Archaeology:

London’s Big Dig Reveals Amazing Layers of History - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/02/artifacts-found-under-london-archaeology/

Piano gold hoard is 'life-changing' sovereign stockpile - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-39282466

Data visualisation:

Experimenting With Sankey Diagrams in R and Python - https://blog.ouseful.info/2017/03/17/experimenting-with-sankey-diagrams-in-r-and-python/

Language:

Accidental Pilish: Unintentionally Constrained Writing in English Literature - https://bespokeblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/accidental-pilish/

Miscellaneous:

The plus-size personal trainer aiming for 'strong not skinny' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/39219495

Comma comeuppance: When rogue punctuation proves costly - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39300432

Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Murder_lucky_hotel

The hidden voices behind the stars - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39254740 Portraits of the German voice actors who dub American films

The joy of stocks: The weird world of stock photos - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39217548

Situation vacant: Running Rome's Colosseum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39254552

Hans Rosling, population prophet: Five final thoughts - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39211144

'London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge?CMP=share_btn_tw

Photography:

Photography Show 2017: Secrets behind the shots - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38802377

Politics:

Are British elections being stolen? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/16/are-our-elections-being-stolen-police-forces-claims-mps?CMP=share_btn_tw

George Osborne: From history buff to austerity editor - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39310613

Russia’s 5th Column - https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2017/03/15/428074/russias-5th-column/

Science:

Hope For Nonaddictive Opioid Painkillers - http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2017/03/13/hope-for-nonaddictive-opioid-painkillers

Obesity crisis: Is this the food that is making us all fat? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39254804 Betteridge's law applies

Sport:

Formula 1:

How to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner like an elite-level Formula One driver - http://uk.businessinsider.com/mclaren-formula-one-driver-racer-diet-plan-2017-3?r=US&IR=T

Technology:

A History and Future of the Rise of the Robots - https://hackernoon.com/a-history-and-future-of-the-rise-of-the-robots-cce0fe222a71