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Hard Evidence: how areas with low immigration voted mainly for Brexit: Did phantom migrants affect the EU referendum result

Hard Evidence: how areas with low immigration voted mainly for Brexit: Did phantom migrants affect the EU referendum result more than actual experiences of immigration?
Source: theconversation.com

On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit. Excellent paper with gems such as “Hidden meaning transforms

On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit. Excellent paper with gems such as “Hidden meaning transforms unparalleled abstract beauty.” deployed to see who, if anyone, falls for it.
Source: sjdm.org

The integration of an anatomy massive open online course (MOOC) into a medical anatomy curriculum Swinnerton, Bronwen J..

The integration of an anatomy massive open online course (MOOC) into a medical anatomy curriculum Swinnerton, Bronwen J.. Morris, Neil P.. Hotchkiss, Stephanie. Pickering, James D. Anatomical Sciences Education.
Source: wiley.com

Good read. "Humanising healthcare" by Dr Margaret Hannah. Great ideas briefly and clearly explained. The book outlines an

Good read. "Humanising healthcare" by Dr Margaret Hannah. Great ideas briefly and clearly explained. The book outlines an approach in Fife to reduce winter pressures on beds by encouraging patients, staff, and community to seek better health care. The ideas are based on Alaska's Southcentral Foundations's...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Why Whole Wheat Is Better Than White: If you're still eating refined pastas and breads, a switch could add years to your

Why Whole Wheat Is Better Than White: If you're still eating refined pastas and breads, a switch could add years to your life.
Source: theatlantic.com

"Radar and Under-Bed Sensors Help Evaluate Health of Elderly Folks |: Researchers at the University of Missouri have been

"Radar and Under-Bed Sensors Help Evaluate Health of Elderly Folks |: Researchers at the University of Missouri have been testing the usefulness of contact-free sensors for evaluating the health of elderly people living in a retirement community." The sensors are nothing new and the work is published...
Source: medgadget.com

X2 Head Impact Management System Helps Spot Concussions |: X2 Biosystems, a company with offices in Redwood City, CA and

X2 Head Impact Management System Helps Spot Concussions |: X2 Biosystems, a company with offices in Redwood City, CA and Seattle, WA, is releasing its X2 Head Impact Management System for detection and evaluation of events suspected of causing concussion.
Source: medgadget.com

Your Spare Computing Power Could Help Fight Zika: Scientists are using a network called the World Community Grid to process

Your Spare Computing Power Could Help Fight Zika: Scientists are using a network called the World Community Grid to process huge amounts of data in an attempt to understand how to tackle the virus.
Source: theatlantic.com

The Plan to Avert Our Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse : A new report estimates that by 2050, drug-resistant infections will kill

The Plan to Avert Our Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse : A new report estimates that by 2050, drug-resistant infections will kill one person every three seconds, unless the world’s governments take drastic steps now.
Source: theatlantic.com

404 Page Not Found - IEEE Spectrum

404 Page Not Found - IEEE Spectrum
Source: ieee.org

The scariest chart in Mary Meeker’s slide deck for newspapers has gotten even a tiny bit scarier: It's an annual moment

The scariest chart in Mary Meeker’s slide deck for newspapers has gotten even a tiny bit scarier: It's an annual moment of print realism here at Nieman Lab: The posting of the attention/advertising slide from Mary Meeker's state-of-the-Internet slide deck. It's enough of a tradition that I can now...
Source: niemanlab.org

Nearly half of U.S. adults get news on Facebook, Pew says: More than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook,

Nearly half of U.S. adults get news on Facebook, Pew says: More than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook, according to a report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center and the Knight Foundation. (Disclosure: Knight is a supporter of the Lab.) Two-thirds of Facebook users access...
Source: niemanlab.org

Nitrogen fertiliser can minimise biofuel benefits | Chemistry World

Nitrogen fertiliser can minimise biofuel benefits | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

APOD: 2016 May 18 - Halo from Atacama

APOD: 2016 May 18 - Halo from Atacama
Source: nasa.gov

New Exoskeleton Exclusively for Disabled Kids |: The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has unveiled an exoskeleton

New Exoskeleton Exclusively for Disabled Kids |: The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has unveiled an exoskeleton designed specifically for children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. It weig
Source: medgadget.com

Snapchat reportedly has more daily users than Twitter. What does that mean for news?: Snapchat now has more active daily

Snapchat reportedly has more daily users than Twitter. What does that mean for news?: Snapchat now has more active daily users than Twitter, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Snapchat has 150 million active daily users, up from 110 million in December, Bloomberg reported. Twitter, meanwhile, has less...
Source: niemanlab.org

Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Stone. Carbon capture in basalt takes only 2 years says research team in Iceland.

Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Stone. Carbon capture in basalt takes only 2 years says research team in Iceland.
Source: thenakedscientists.com

Donald Clark Plan B: Leadership BS - why the leadership industry is a Ponzi scheme

Donald Clark Plan B: Leadership BS - why the leadership industry is a Ponzi scheme
Source: blogspot.com

John Kay - I am Scottish, British and European and happy to remain so

John Kay - I am Scottish, British and European and happy to remain so
Source: johnkay.com

John Kay - The dangers of confusing democracy with populism

John Kay - The dangers of confusing democracy with populism
Source: johnkay.com