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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

Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum: Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories

Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum: Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories spread to astrophysics. Nature News.
Source: nature.com

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

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

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

The idea that there is a welfare-dependent underclass is wrong: A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current

The idea that there is a welfare-dependent underclass is wrong: A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current debate about ‘welfare’ and the welfare state. The debate contrasts a stagnant group of people benefiting from it all with the rest who pa…
Source: lse.ac.uk

A wholesale power grab: how the UK government is handing housing over to private developers: The new housing and planning

A wholesale power grab: how the UK government is handing housing over to private developers: The new housing and planning bill is a raft of dangerous measures that will increase inequality and solely benefit the private sector
Source: theguardian.com

What top researchers discovered when they re-ran the numbers on income inequality

What top researchers discovered when they re-ran the numbers on income inequality
Source: washingtonpost.com

The UK has 'one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world': The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems

The UK has 'one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world': The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world according to a damning new report which said the nation has an “outstandingly poor” record of preventing ill health.
Source: independent.co.uk

Bed blocking in Cornwall increases by 69% as new scheme fails - BBC News: A new health scheme designed to reduce the rate

Bed blocking in Cornwall increases by 69% as new scheme fails - BBC News: A new health scheme designed to reduce the rate of hospital bed blocking instead sees figures soar by 69%.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Building the 21st century scientist : Nature News & Comment

Building the 21st century scientist : Nature News & Comment
Source: nature.com

Exercise-based rehabilitation for coronary heart disease | Cochrane

Exercise-based rehabilitation for coronary heart disease | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Cross-party NHS commission proposed to review health and care funding in England - Hospital Dr: A cross-party NHS commission

Cross-party NHS commission proposed to review health and care funding in England - Hospital Dr: A cross-party NHS commission to review future funding and structure of health and care services in England, will be proposed in the House of Commons.
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Reinventing the Toilet for a Healthier City: New models can provide clean drinking water, create fertilizer, cut down on

Reinventing the Toilet for a Healthier City: New models can provide clean drinking water, create fertilizer, cut down on energy costs, and improve sanitation in the developing world.
Source: theatlantic.com

Social norms interventions are not effective enough on their own to reduce alcohol use or misuse among university or college

Social norms interventions are not effective enough on their own to reduce alcohol use or misuse among university or college students | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Storm Frank: What have we done to make the flooding worse? - BBC News: Floods have caused havoc across much of the UK. Have

Storm Frank: What have we done to make the flooding worse? - BBC News: Floods have caused havoc across much of the UK. Have decisions made by the public and politicians alike made things worse?
Source: bbc.co.uk

Phrase of the day: Sympatric speciation - the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while

Phrase of the day: Sympatric speciation - the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region.
Source: wikipedia.org

'Darwin's puddle' shows how new species can emerge without geographic separation

'Darwin's puddle' shows how new species can emerge without geographic separation
Source: phys.org

New book: “Inequality – What can be done?” – Tony Atkinson

New book: “Inequality – What can be done?” – Tony Atkinson
Source: tony-atkinson.com

The state of gaming in 2016: Here’s what to expect | ExtremeTech: As the year comes to a close, our focus shifts to 2016.

The state of gaming in 2016: Here’s what to expect | ExtremeTech: As the year comes to a close, our focus shifts to 2016. The consoles have a solid install base new, long-awaited VR helmets are making their way into the hands of consumers, and we're finally seeing new games instead of just sequels....
Source: extremetech.com