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UK government's fracking definition 'could allow drilling without safeguards': Leading geologist warns loophole in government’s

UK government's fracking definition 'could allow drilling without safeguards': Leading geologist warns loophole in government’s legal definition of fracking could enable companies to bypass safety precautions
Source: theguardian.com

John Kay - Central problem with banks is “too complex to fail” not “too big to fail”

John Kay - Central problem with banks is “too complex to fail” not “too big to fail”
Source: johnkay.com

Breakthrough Starshot announces plans to send ship to Alpha Centauri

Breakthrough Starshot announces plans to send ship to Alpha Centauri
Source: arstechnica.com

Watch the world’s first 360° VR surgery live stream on Thursday: VR operations: it’s all about stitch ‘em up, not

Watch the world’s first 360° VR surgery live stream on Thursday: VR operations: it’s all about stitch ‘em up, not shoot ’em up. "On May 22 2014, Mr Shafi Ahmed, consultant general colorectal, and laparoscopic surgeon at Barts NHS trust was in the news for bringing his craft a good deal...
Source: arstechnica.com

Moderately Obese Patients Benefit from Vagal Nerve Blockade Using vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy |: Medgadget previously reported

Moderately Obese Patients Benefit from Vagal Nerve Blockade Using vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy |: Medgadget previously reported on the first U.S. implantation of the vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy system, an FDA-approved medical device for treating obesit
Source: medgadget.com

Cost of Insulin Has Nearly Tripled: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The price of insulin nearly

Cost of Insulin Has Nearly Tripled: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The price of insulin nearly tripled over the course of a decade, according to a JAMA research letter. Researchers surveyed 28,000 … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

The Intuition behind Bayes Theorem « Healthcare Economist

The Intuition behind Bayes Theorem « Healthcare Economist
Source: healthcare-economist.com

Chemistry department to reopen at Swansea University | Chemistry World

Chemistry department to reopen at Swansea University | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

Biologists start sharing unpublished work—oh, the horror!: Bemused physicists watch biologists start biorXiv, party likes

Biologists start sharing unpublished work—oh, the horror!: Bemused physicists watch biologists start biorXiv, party likes it's 1991.
Source: arstechnica.com

Birds measure magnetic fields using long-lived quantum coherence - physicsworld.com

Birds measure magnetic fields using long-lived quantum coherence - physicsworld.com
Source: physicsworld.com

John Kay - Radical uncertainty: The importance of the things we do not know we do not know

John Kay - Radical uncertainty: The importance of the things we do not know we do not know
Source: johnkay.com

The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier: During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military plied its servicemen with speed, steroids,

The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier: During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military plied its servicemen with speed, steroids, and painkillers to help them handle extended combat.
Source: theatlantic.com

This student put 50 million stolen research articles online. And they’re free.: Alexandra Elbakyan is challenging the

This student put 50 million stolen research articles online. And they’re free.: Alexandra Elbakyan is challenging the multibillion-dollar academic publishing industry.
Source: washingtonpost.com

Samsung patents smart contact lenses with a built-in camera: Samsung has been granted a patent for smart contact lenses

Samsung patents smart contact lenses with a built-in camera: Samsung has been granted a patent for smart contact lenses with a built-in camera that activates when you blink.
Source: mashable.com

The Guardian view on the Panama Papers: secret riches and public rage | Editorial: Editorial: Resentment of a financial

The Guardian view on the Panama Papers: secret riches and public rage | Editorial: Editorial: Resentment of a financial elite has been simmering for years. Now the biggest-ever leak moves the focus to politicians. Tackling tax avoidance is the only way to restore trust
Source: theguardian.com

Jeremy Hunt’s tactics in junior doctors’ dispute attacked by senior Tory: Sarah Wollaston says health secretary misrepresented

Jeremy Hunt’s tactics in junior doctors’ dispute attacked by senior Tory: Sarah Wollaston says health secretary misrepresented evidence to win support in pursuit of ‘unachievable’ seven-day NHS
Source: theguardian.com

  Royal College of Psychiatrists' response to the Equality Impact Assessment of the imposed Junior Doctors' Contract

  Royal College of Psychiatrists' response to the Equality Impact Assessment of the imposed Junior Doctors' Contract In response to the Equality Impact Assessment of the imposed Junior Doctors' Contract, the Royal College of Psychiatrists makes the following statement: “The Royal College of Psychiatrists...
Source: rcpsych.ac.uk

Junior doctors row has derailed seven-day NHS plans, says top doctor: Sir Bruce Keogh signals unhappiness with Jeremy Hunt’s

Junior doctors row has derailed seven-day NHS plans, says top doctor: Sir Bruce Keogh signals unhappiness with Jeremy Hunt’s decision to impose contract and rejects justification of new terms
Source: theguardian.com


Source: theregister.co.uk

6 Reasons Platforms Fail: Perhaps the most egregious is a failure of imagination.

6 Reasons Platforms Fail: Perhaps the most egregious is a failure of imagination.
Source: hbr.org