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The official statistics watchdog just tore a piece out of David Cameron: Britain's official statistics watchdog has castigated

The official statistics watchdog just tore a piece out of David Cameron: Britain's official statistics watchdog has castigated the Government over David Cameron’s citation of questionable figures purporting to show how many European Union migrants claim benefits in the UK.
Source: independent.co.uk

This is your brain on mobile: A critique of destructive smartphone habits diagnosed by someone that makes a living off of

This is your brain on mobile: A critique of destructive smartphone habits diagnosed by someone that makes a living off of them.
Source: medium.com

Large-Scale Solar and Repurposed EV Batteries to Play Large Role in California's Renewable Energy Future: In October, California

Large-Scale Solar and Repurposed EV Batteries to Play Large Role in California's Renewable Energy Future: In October, California passed a bill requiring the state to get half of its electricity from renewables by 2030
Source: ieee.org

Celebrating 30th Anniversary of the First C++ Compiler: Let's Find Bugs In It - Slashdot

Celebrating 30th Anniversary of the First C++ Compiler: Let's Find Bugs In It - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Mammoth 2.0: will genome engineering resurrect extinct species?: It is impossible to ‘clone’ species for which no living

Mammoth 2.0: will genome engineering resurrect extinct species?: It is impossible to ‘clone’ species for which no living cells exist. Genome editing may therefore provide the only means to bring extinct species — or, more accurately, extinct traits — back to life. Beth Shapiro. Genome Biology.
Source: biomedcentral.com

Two fifths of men under 45 have considered suicide: Four in 10 men aged 18 to 45 have thought about killing themselves,

Two fifths of men under 45 have considered suicide: Four in 10 men aged 18 to 45 have thought about killing themselves, according to a survey conducted on behalf of mental health charity CALM
Source: telegraph.co.uk

BMJ launches online publishing portal in Mandarin Chinese: BMJ --- one of the world's leading healthcare knowledge providers

BMJ launches online publishing portal in Mandarin Chinese: BMJ --- one of the world's leading healthcare knowledge providers -- has launched an online publishing portal in China that brings together information and resources to support doctors, researchers and clinicians.
Source: eurekalert.org


Source: nytimes.com

Google Wants To Monitor Your Mental Health - Slashdot

Google Wants To Monitor Your Mental Health - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Seeking Rational Approaches to Fixing Hospital Readmissions: Spurred by federal policy makers, US hospitals have made substantial

Seeking Rational Approaches to Fixing Hospital Readmissions: Spurred by federal policy makers, US hospitals have made substantial efforts to address the problem of high rates of patients being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Underlying this policy focus is a straightforward idea:...
Source: jamanetwork.com

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Source: elsevierhealth.com

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and Implications for Access to Essential Medicines: This Viewpoint discusses the

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and Implications for Access to Essential Medicines: This Viewpoint discusses the importance of patent protection and its role in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. Jing Luo. Aaron S. Kesselheim. JAMA.
Source: jamanetwork.com

UK's Largest Online Pharmacy Sold Patients' Personal Data To Fraudsters - Slashdot

UK's Largest Online Pharmacy Sold Patients' Personal Data To Fraudsters - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

China's Flash Consumption Grows To 30%; 8TB SSDs Are Coming - Slashdot

China's Flash Consumption Grows To 30%; 8TB SSDs Are Coming - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Don't Panic - End Poverty

Video "Hans Rosling asks: Has the UN gone mad? The United Nations just announced their boldest goal ever: To eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, already by 2030. Looking at the realities of extremely poor people the goal seems impossible. The rains didn’t fall in Malawi this year....
Source: gapminder.org

How to spot the warning signs and prevent mass shootings: Research on the psychology of loneliness suggests we need to rethink

How to spot the warning signs and prevent mass shootings: Research on the psychology of loneliness suggests we need to rethink the mental health aspects of such crimes and empower communities
Source: newscientist.com

Our book "Urban myths about learning and education" summarized on one page: Yesterday I discovered this one-page summary

Our book "Urban myths about learning and education" summarized on one page: Yesterday I discovered this one-page summary of our book by Oliver Cavigliol and it looks great (note to myself, be careful with the Coca Cola...). This is a new updated version, including my 2 co-...
Source: theeconomyofmeaning.com

How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to

How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to smoking account for 6 million deaths annually and are the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the dramatic reduction of smoking rates in the past 50 years in the U.S., nearly...
Source: nejm.org

WHO | Treat all people living with HIV, offer antiretrovirals as additional prevention choice for people at "substantial"

WHO | Treat all people living with HIV, offer antiretrovirals as additional prevention choice for people at "substantial" risk: 30 September 2015 -- With its "treat-all" recommendation, WHO removes all limitations on eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV; all populations...
Source: who.int

Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who

Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who continue smoking are at a greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with adults who do not smoke. While treatments for alcohol abuse traditionally require concurrent treatment...
Source: eurekalert.org