Links

Economics:

Richard Thaler and the economics of how we live - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41550434

Law and order:

Kafka in Vegas: Fred Steese served more than 20 years in prison for the murder of a Vegas showman even though evidence in the prosecution’s files proved he didn’t do it. But when the truth came to light, he was offered a confounding deal known as an Alford plea. If he took it he could go free, but he’d remain a convicted killer. - https://www.propublica.org/article/alford-pleas-fred-steese-conviction-without-admitting-guilt

Miscellaneous:

Stalking: Not just an EastEnders story - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41524520

Helen Richardson-Walsh: GB hockey player talks about depression - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/41550578

I was an idiot, says excluded boy looking back - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41529262

Data is not the new oil - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41559076

Politics:

What Are the Meanings Behind the Worldwide Rise in Protest? - https://carnegieeurope.eu/2017/10/02/what-are-meanings-behind-worldwide-rise-in-protest-pub-73276

Sport:

Concussion linked to mental health problems for ex-sportsmen by Fifpro study - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41557287

Football:

Premier League: Clubs 'risk bankruptcy' with promotion - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41564471

Rugby union:

Ian McKinley: Fly-half named in Italy squad after losing sight in 2012 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41572839

Technology:

From fluffy pillows to concrete: The uses of captured CO2 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41550446 Article from 2017 but suddenly useful again.

How the search for a 'death ray' led to radar - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188464