Feb. 22nd, 2016

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Feb. 22nd, 2016 12:30 am
redfiona99: (Thinking)
History:

Six Parliament Traditions That Make Printing Laws On Goat And Calf Skin Seem Modern - http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/15/parliament-traditions-vellum-calf-skin_n_9235844.html

The first 'friendly fire' victim of World War One - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35559589

Law and Order:

Can you catch a killer using only teeth marks? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35564041

Miscellaneous:

Why are some Sikh women now wearing the turban? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35563415 I'm mildly confused by the article because one of the uni peeps was a Sikh woman who wore a turban so I presume it's a cultural/sect thing.

The Indian granny who left thousands teary-eyed - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-35538482

French law forbids food waste by supermarkets - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/04/french-law-forbids-food-waste-by-supermarkets

This Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors - http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-who-marries-whom/

Lara's legacy: Widening the search for a 'genetic twin' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35530852

Music:

Rick Rubin: My Life in 21 Songs - http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/rick-rubin-my-life-in-21-songs-20160211/t-la-rock-and-jazzy-jay-its-yours-1984-20160209

Politics:

The New Jersey-raised, bow tie-loving president of Estonia gave the best speech on the refugee crisis - http://qz.com/610327/the-new-jersey-raised-bow-tie-loving-president-of-estonia-gave-the-best-speech-on-the-refugee-crisis/

Even many Republicans want bigger government – for themselves - http://capx.co/even-many-republicans-want-bigger-government-for-themselves/

The NSA’s SKYNET program may be killing thousands of innocent people - http://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/02/the-nsas-skynet-program-may-be-killing-thousands-of-innocent-people/

Science:

The Dawn of a New Era in Science - http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/when-two-black-holes-collide/462279/

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY WITHOUT CRYSTALS: And Other Bold, Probably Incorrect Predictions of the Future of X-ray Diffraction - http://cen.xraycrystals.org/essay-on-the-future-of-crystallography.html

Mice watching movies on iPods prefer action to mouse erotica - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2077351-mice-watching-movies-on-ipods-prefer-action-to-mouse-erotica?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=ILC&utm_campaign=webpush&cmpid=ILC%257CNSNS%257C2015-GLOBAL-webpush-MICE

Sport:

John Beattie meets former rugby players with dementia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35558846 While the article is mostly about rugby union players, it's very interesting in light of other concussion stories.

Formula 1:

Au revoir EJ - https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/au-revoir-ej/

An engineer's life: Paddy Lowe, Mercedes - http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/14776012

Motorsport:

How Do Formula E Cars Work? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XMVJ3fjOGg (Video)

Wrestling:

WWE star Daniel Bryan is retiring after receiving 'a lot of concussions' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35529795/wwe-star-daniel-bryan-is-retiring-after-receiving-a-lot-of-concussions

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