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redfiona99History:
Clues to the past: The lost Sino-Japanese war photos - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-33900249
VJ Day: Surviving the horrors of Japan's WW2 camps - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33931660
Language:
The Hidden Connection Between Morality and Language - http://nautil.us/blog/the-hidden-connection-between-morality-and-language via twistedsifter on twitter.
The New Devil’s Dictionary - http://www.theverge.com/a/new-devils-dictionary via twistedsifter on twitter. I particularly like the one for Doge.
Miscellaneous:
My Irish clean plates neurosis - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33915555 Although I can happily inform the author that no, it's not just an Irish thing.
What is Concrete? - http://gizmodo.com/what-is-concrete-1721627320 via TwistedSifter on twitter
The Most Prevalent Bachelor's Degree In America By County - http://dadaviz.com/s/bachelors-degree Interesting for what happens when they break those classifications down, because the way the degrees are officially classified engineering, science, biosciences and social sciences all fall under the same umbrella. Which interests me because in the UK, at least, biosciences and sciences are not under the same heading, and we keep getting kicked out to keep company with the med students (urgh!).
Football fans give shirts to homeless in 'amnesty' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33940245
Iowa barber gives haircuts to children in exchange for them reading stories to him - http://globegazette.com/ap/state/iowa-barber-gives-haircuts-to-children-in-exchange-for-them/article_c208d548-72ab-51c4-b54c-c13e90dad31f.html
The grannies who had never seen the sea - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33906368 An update on the grannies who crowdfunded a holiday.
Maths:
Attack on the pentagon results in discovery of new mathematical tile - http://www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/2015/aug/10/attack-on-the-pentagon-results-in-discovery-of-new-mathematical-tile?CMP=share_btn_tw via![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nwhyte I have no idea if it was the clickbaity title or what, but this got a ridiculous number of reblogs on when I posted it on tumblr.
Politics:
The Sanders brothers: A tale of two underdogs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33254500
Sport:
Athletics:
Nick Symmonds: Team USA 800m star a 'sport reformer' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/33869780 Interesting stuff because Symmonds basically says he's not been picked for the US team because he's not a Nike sponsored athlete, and he might have a point and whether or not that's a reasonable reason not to pick someone.
Basketball:
LeBron James to pay for more than 1,000 kids to go to university - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/lebron-james-to-pay-for-more-than-1000-kids-to-go-to-university-1648/
Football:
FA Cup: Chocolate team & Premier League winner dream of Wembley - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33866743
Scottish Cup: Harestanes savour their "bonus" despite loss to Girvan - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33950213 Or, the peculiar joys of cup runs for non-league football sides.
Clues to the past: The lost Sino-Japanese war photos - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-33900249
VJ Day: Surviving the horrors of Japan's WW2 camps - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33931660
Language:
The Hidden Connection Between Morality and Language - http://nautil.us/blog/the-hidden-connection-between-morality-and-language via twistedsifter on twitter.
The New Devil’s Dictionary - http://www.theverge.com/a/new-devils-dictionary via twistedsifter on twitter. I particularly like the one for Doge.
Miscellaneous:
My Irish clean plates neurosis - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33915555 Although I can happily inform the author that no, it's not just an Irish thing.
What is Concrete? - http://gizmodo.com/what-is-concrete-1721627320 via TwistedSifter on twitter
The Most Prevalent Bachelor's Degree In America By County - http://dadaviz.com/s/bachelors-degree Interesting for what happens when they break those classifications down, because the way the degrees are officially classified engineering, science, biosciences and social sciences all fall under the same umbrella. Which interests me because in the UK, at least, biosciences and sciences are not under the same heading, and we keep getting kicked out to keep company with the med students (urgh!).
Football fans give shirts to homeless in 'amnesty' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33940245
Iowa barber gives haircuts to children in exchange for them reading stories to him - http://globegazette.com/ap/state/iowa-barber-gives-haircuts-to-children-in-exchange-for-them/article_c208d548-72ab-51c4-b54c-c13e90dad31f.html
The grannies who had never seen the sea - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33906368 An update on the grannies who crowdfunded a holiday.
Maths:
Attack on the pentagon results in discovery of new mathematical tile - http://www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/2015/aug/10/attack-on-the-pentagon-results-in-discovery-of-new-mathematical-tile?CMP=share_btn_tw via
nwhyte I have no idea if it was the clickbaity title or what, but this got a ridiculous number of reblogs on when I posted it on tumblr.Politics:
The Sanders brothers: A tale of two underdogs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33254500
Sport:
Athletics:
Nick Symmonds: Team USA 800m star a 'sport reformer' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/33869780 Interesting stuff because Symmonds basically says he's not been picked for the US team because he's not a Nike sponsored athlete, and he might have a point and whether or not that's a reasonable reason not to pick someone.
Basketball:
LeBron James to pay for more than 1,000 kids to go to university - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/lebron-james-to-pay-for-more-than-1000-kids-to-go-to-university-1648/
Football:
FA Cup: Chocolate team & Premier League winner dream of Wembley - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33866743
Scottish Cup: Harestanes savour their "bonus" despite loss to Girvan - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33950213 Or, the peculiar joys of cup runs for non-league football sides.
