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Data-driven rugby analysis. Tries vs. kicks, Southern hemisphere vs. Northern. Why Six Nations teams lag behind southern

Data-driven rugby analysis. Tries vs. kicks, Southern hemisphere vs. Northern. Why Six Nations teams lag behind southern hemisphere sides: Out-gunned in the World Cup by the southern hemisphere sides, can the Six Nations teams change their approach, asks Ben Dirs.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Australian teenage smoking at record low but 'constant vigilance' required: Latest data shows 6.7% of NSW adolescents in

Australian teenage smoking at record low but 'constant vigilance' required: Latest data shows 6.7% of NSW adolescents in 2014 described themselves as heavy, light or occasional smokers compared with 23.5% in 1996
Source: theguardian.com

Is Blockchain the Most Important IT Invention of Our Age? - Slashdot

Is Blockchain the Most Important IT Invention of Our Age? - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Unilever to shrink Magnum and Cornetto in bid to cut calories: Ben & Jerry tubs and Feast will also shrink as multinational

Unilever to shrink Magnum and Cornetto in bid to cut calories: Ben & Jerry tubs and Feast will also shrink as multinational moves to bring all single-serving ice-creams below 250 calories
Source: theguardian.com

Sharing Clinical Trial Data: A Proposal from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: In a joint publication

Sharing Clinical Trial Data: A Proposal from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: In a joint publication across 14 member journals, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) proposes to require sharing of deidentified individual patient data underlying published...
Source: plos.org

2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record : Image of the Day: Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño

2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record : Image of the Day: Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño and obliterated previous records.
Source: nasa.gov

Ancient 'massacre' unearthed near Lake Turkana, Kenya - BBC News: Archaeologists say they have unearthed the earliest evidence

Ancient 'massacre' unearthed near Lake Turkana, Kenya - BBC News: Archaeologists say they have unearthed the earliest evidence of warfare between hunter-gatherers, at a site in northern Kenya.
Source: bbc.co.uk

New Mersenne Prime Discovered, Largest Known Prime Number: 2^74,207,281 - 1 - Slashdot

New Mersenne Prime Discovered, Largest Known Prime Number: 2^74,207,281 - 1 - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Simulated consultations: a sociolinguistic perspective: BMC Medical Education is part of the BMC series which publishes

Simulated consultations: a sociolinguistic perspective: BMC Medical Education is part of the BMC series which publishes subject-specific journals focused on the needs of individual research communities across all areas of biology and medicine. We offer an efficient, fair and friendly peer review service,...
Source: biomedcentral.com

The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks

The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks (as they already have done) and also skilled labour displacing even highly skilled jobs in time. Healthcare might survive a little longer but physicians assistants empowered by...
Source: amazon.co.uk

UK's oldest person Gladys Hooper turns 113 - BBC News: The UK's oldest person, Gladys Hooper, is celebrating her 113th birthday.

UK's oldest person Gladys Hooper turns 113 - BBC News: The UK's oldest person, Gladys Hooper, is celebrating her 113th birthday.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Weak Electrical Field Found To Carry Information Around the Brain - Slashdot

Weak Electrical Field Found To Carry Information Around the Brain - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Delhi embraces car restrictions on key working day - BBC News: The first full day of car restrictions in the Indian capital,

Delhi embraces car restrictions on key working day - BBC News: The first full day of car restrictions in the Indian capital, Delhi, is largely observed - but how it affects pollution remains to be seen, writes Atish Patel.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Top Dermatology Stories of 2015: By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors NEJM Journal Watch Dermatology presents its list of

Top Dermatology Stories of 2015: By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors NEJM Journal Watch Dermatology presents its list of the 10 top stories … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

WHO | WHO Consultation Meeting to Enhance the Engagement of Communities, Nongovernmental and other Civil Society Organizations

WHO | WHO Consultation Meeting to Enhance the Engagement of Communities, Nongovernmental and other Civil Society Organizations in the Implementation of the End TB Strategy WHO.
Source: who.int

Inverse probability weighting Mohammad Ali Mansournia. Douglas G Altman. BMJ.

Inverse probability weighting Mohammad Ali Mansournia. Douglas G Altman. BMJ.
Source: bmj.com

Grisly Find Suggests Humans Inhabited Arctic 45,000 Years Ago - Slashdot

Grisly Find Suggests Humans Inhabited Arctic 45,000 Years Ago - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

French drug trial turns disastrous, leaving 1 brain dead and 5 hospitalized

French drug trial turns disastrous, leaving 1 brain dead and 5 hospitalized
Source: arstechnica.com

Dutch police claim they can crack PGP-encrypted BlackBerrys | ExtremeTech: A new report from Dutch authorities claims that

Dutch police claim they can crack PGP-encrypted BlackBerrys | ExtremeTech: A new report from Dutch authorities claims that PGP-encrypted BlackBerrys can be cracked with specialized hardware, illustrating how difficult it is to secure hardware in someone else's possession.
Source: extremetech.com

Ofsted calls The Cornwall College Group a ‘catalyst’ for raising skills levels: STAFF and students across The Cornwall

Ofsted calls The Cornwall College Group a ‘catalyst’ for raising skills levels: STAFF and students across The Cornwall College Group are celebrating after the group was rated good in all categories by Ofsted. The report praises the expertise of teachers on all the campuses, the...
Source: westbriton.co.uk