Links

Sorry about the amount, I was away last week.

Education:

DfE reprimands parents for tweeting Sats test questions - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39895818 I'd love to know what Education Dept. expected people to do.

Health:

Is my baby too big, or just big? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39896751

New ambulances rolled out for obese patients - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39859428

Miscellaneous:

Isdal Woman: The mystery death haunting Norway for 46 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39369429

Why Self-Compassion Works Better Than Self-Esteem - https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/why-self-compassion-works-better-than-self-esteem/481473/

Is Consciousness Fractal? Our subconscious love for fractals may tell an evolutionary story. -http://nautil.us/issue/47/consciousness/is-consciousness-fractal

The psychological effects of growing up with an extremely common name - https://qz.com/978760/popular-baby-names-the-psychology-of-growing-up-with-an-extremely-common-name/

A Stanford researcher’s 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As - https://qz.com/978273/a-stanford-professors-15-minute-study-hack-improves-test-grades-by-a-third-of-a-grade/ This is interesting, but I remain dubious.

How rich are you, really? - http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170505-how-rich-are-you-really

Cartoons by Islamic State: A new propaganda tool - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39822475 From May 2017

Music:

Get started making music - https://learningmusic.ableton.com/index.html

News:

Triple talaq: India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39880273 From May 2017

Politics:

The maps that show how France voted and why - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39870460 From the 2017 French election. With the usual warning for UK source writing about European politics.

Colchester: Meet the newest voters in Britain's oldest recorded town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-39846425

A Russian honeytrap for Gen Flynn? Not me... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39863781

Poll tracker: How the parties compare - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39856354 From December 2017

Sport:

Football:

Agent fees: FA and Fifa want issue debated following Pogba deal allegations - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39882054

Technology:

Cyber-attack: Is my computer at risk? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39896393

Global cyber-attack: Security blogger halts ransomware 'by accident' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39907049 From May 2017

Travel:

Hidden Treasures of the Wolds Way - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3X0xHw17dyqstFXB1rZBtRJ/hidden-treasures-of-the-wolds-way

Links (part 2)

Art:

The Guggenheim Museum Just Made Over 200 Art Books Free to Download - https://hypebeast.com/2017/5/guggenheim-free-art-books-download

Miscellaneous:

The Falklands penguins that would not explode - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39821956

Revenge porn: Image-based abuse hits 'one in five' Australians - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39777192

How a dying man and his son could forge a Lego legacy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39728707

Chinese lawyer 'wore torture device for a month' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-39893359

Whale, they’ve arrived - https://www.standard.net.au/story/4658320/whale-they-have-arrived/

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning - https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/rescuing-drowning-children-how-to-know-when-someone-is-in-trouble-in-the-water.html

Music:

10 band names with surprisingly mundane origins - https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/9ce810d0-941d-400d-b2f5-33546b125f96

News:

Chechnya gay rights: Activists with petition held in Moscow - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39881452 From May 2017

Swiss border guard prosecuted over Syrian woman's stillbirth - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39882194

Inside Venezuela's anti-government protests - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39871694 From May 2017

Photography:

Koo Stark on both sides of the lens - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39816498

Politics:

French election 2017: Meet Brigitte Macron, the new first lady - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39842232

Science:

ALL THE TREES WILL DIE, AND THEN SO WILL YOU - https://www.wired.com/2017/05/trees-will-die-will/

Social Media:

The rise of the tweenage vlogger - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39641264

Sport:

Football:

Dyche, Howe, Allardyce - will an English manager ever win the Premier League? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39765098

Quand Mbappé était bébé et Buffon déjà pro... - https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Quand-mbappe-etait-bebe-et-buffon-deja-pro/799679 In we are older than rocks news.

Tottenham's White Hart Lane farewell: Saying goodbye to your old ground... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39891527

Cardiff Met FC: Student club one win away from the Europa League - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39895023 Sadly they lost to Bangor in the play off.

Rugby Union:

Maro Itoje: England, Lions & Saracens forward would be 'proud' to be role model - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39838606

Links (part 3)

Health:

Why reducing sleep makes you hungry - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39798610

Law and order:

Mississippi’s richest county uses police checkpoints to enforce segregation, lawsuit claims - https://thinkprogress.org/rights-abridged-madison-county-9ac948aa63cc/

Miscellaneous:

The day my child was killed by an elephant - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39874289

Shed heaven: The workshops turning men's lives around - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39871206

Men-only island set for UNESCO World Heritage status - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-39835628

What does it take to destroy a company's brand name? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39810979

Finding the plot: England's tombstone tourists - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39480595

Politics:

A forecast of the 2017 UK general election - https://medium.com/@chrishanretty/a-forecast-of-the-2017-uk-general-election-8bb721a59eff From the 'it was a bad year to be a pollster' archives.

General election 2017: The maps that reveal where this election could be won - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39874420

Centralisation and chaos – inside the rush to select Conservative candidates in time for the election - http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2017/05/centralisation-and-chaos-inside-the-rush-to-select-conservative-candidates-in-time-for-the-election.html From May 2017

Sport:

Football:

Accrington Stanley chairman Andy Holt stands by Premier League criticism - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39874533

Rugby Union:

World Rugby raises international eligibility period from three to five years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39868065

Technology:

Artificial Intelligence Owes You an Explanation - https://slate.com/technology/2017/05/why-artificial-intelligences-should-have-to-explain-their-actions.html