Links

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History:

How the UK found Japanese speakers in a hurry in WW2 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33860778

Miscellaneous:

A Brief History of Time - http://sluggerotoole.com/2015/08/09/a-brief-history-of-time/ via nwhyte

"Game Of Thrones" Fan Demands Trial By Combat - http://www.loweringthebar.net/2015/08/game-of-thrones-fan-demands-trial-by-combat.html

Dolphin Square: The UK's most notorious address? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33785352

Edward Ward: The BBC man who was captured by Rommel - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33803566

Comedy in the age of outrage: When jokes go too far - http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150804-comedy-in-the-age-of-outrage-when-jokes-go-too-far

How the Uighurs keep their culture alive in Pakistan - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33775646

Science:

Frances Oldham Kelsey, Who Saved U.S. Babies From Thalidomide, Dies at 101 - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/science/frances-oldham-kelsey-fda-doctor-who-exposed-danger-of-thalidomide-dies-at-101.html For obvious reasons, a lot of the coverage was all about thalidomide, but she did so much more. A lot of the good work that the FDA does is due to her.

Frances Oldham Kelsey, FDA scientist who kept thalidomide off U.S. market, dies at 101 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/frances-oldham-kelsey-heroine-of-thalidomide-tragedy-dies-at-101/2015/08/07/ae57335e-c5da-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html

Which medical tests are worth doing? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33855895

Africa marks a year without a new case of wild polio - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33853065