Interesting Links for 25-07-2017

A chart that shows where robots are going to replace humans on Wall Street

(tags: automation finance )

Chicago SlutWalk joins in with anti-Semitic ban

(tags: Jews feminism OhForFucksSake usa )

Wings Over Scotland increases defamation claim against Kezia Dugdale to £25,000

(tags: lgbt law scotland independence politics )

Brexit: Theresa May refuses to rule out weakening of food standards in trade deal with US

(tags: food health usa uk europe )

How economists rode maths to become our era’s astrologers

I remember reading an article where the author pointed out that the hallmark of good science was the discarding of failed theories.

And noting that economics never discards a theory.
(tags: history economics fail )

Brexit is dying – don’t worry about how we finish it off

(tags: europe uk )

If you want to understand where Corbyn is coming from on free movement of labour, Asquith Xavier has the answer. But you won’t like it.

(tags: immigration racism Labour history unions )

Peter Davison is wrong about a female Doctor Who, but he’s not sexist

(tags: drwho feminism )

Crewless electric cargo ships may be on the horizon in Norway

(tags: automation shipping transport )

When you think about it, Lord of the Rings is the only appropriate metaphor for the PhD Journey. Let me explain….

(tags: lotr academia phd awesome )

Money can buy you happiness (by paying to get out of negative things)

This is on top of, of course, the “Money as a way of not being hungry/homeless” and “Money as a way of not letting your lifestyle decrease”, both of which impact on happiness.
(tags: money time happiness )

Roomba’s Next Big Step Is Selling Maps of Your Home to the Highest Bidder

Which seems odd to me. I can’t quite figure out what they’d do with it.
(tags: privacy cleanliness automation )

India will ban driverless cars in order to protect jobs

(tags: jobs cars India automation OhForFucksSake )

Essex nursery ‘closes because of universal free hours scheme’

(tags: children money UK government )

How Nolan forgot the Indians at Dunkirk

(tags: India wwii history movies )

Snopes Faces an Ugly Legal Battle

(tags: law business facts fail )

Microsoft Paint avoids brush with death

(tags: software art microsoft )

Food security in a post-Brexit world

(tags: Food UK europe )

22 reasons the hyperloop and driverless cars don’t mean we don’t need HS2

(tags: trains transport thefuture )

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