Feb. 28th, 2016

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Feb. 28th, 2016 11:20 pm
redfiona99: (Thinking)
Archaeology:

Bronze Age wheel at 'British Pompeii' Must Farm an 'unprecedented find' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-35598578

Miscellaneous:

The Invention of the ‘Type A’ Personality - http://priceonomics.com/the-invention-of-the-type-a-personality/

What happens to the UK's least-used phone boxes? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35570663

Dramatic news images - the 2015 World Press Photo winners - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-35605866

The girl who said 'no' to marriage - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35464262

A Model Is Alerting Girlfriends Of The Men Who Send Her Dick Pics - http://www.buzzfeed.com/rossalynwarren/a-model-is-alerting-girlfriends-of-the-men-who-send-her-dick#.ejJ6bBVZv

The satirical website that 'has a minority for every occasion' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35589621 I probably find this funnier than I should because one of my first set of uni housemates was on all of the Physics Department promotional material (and all of the Media Studies dept. stuff when she switched degrees), and I'm not saying it was because she was one of the few female non-white students (although Physics at my alma mater was reasonably mixed because of the city it is in, Media Studies, remarkably, isn't. Lots of women but few POCs.). She is also stunningly beautiful, which might also have had something to do with it.

Large 'jump in deaths' expert warns - England and Wales have seen the biggest jump in the number of deaths a year for a whole generation, a public health expert suggests. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35589564

Science:

Why one woman stole 47 million academic papers — and made them all free to read - http://www.vox.com/2016/2/17/11024334/sci-hub-free-academic-papers Or the scientific publishing problem.

Inside the Mosquito Factory That Could Stop Dengue and Zika - https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600821/inside-the-mosquito-factory-that-could-stop-dengue-and-zika/#/set/id/600825/ Could do with more of an explanation of why people are against them.

Sport:

Football:

Paddy Kenny and Neil Warnock: The players managers love to sign - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35612549

Formula 1:

Simulated secs: how F1 teams find laptime - http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car/simulated-secs-how-f1-teams-find-laptime-1147741/ Although this could quite easily go under technology.

Why Luca Preferred Vettel Over Alonso - http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/opinion/why-luca-preferred-vettel-over-alonso/ It's all innuendo but it makes sense.

Technology:

Ad blockers: How online publishing is fighting back - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35602332

The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust - http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150402-the-worst-place-on-earth

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