Interesting Links for 17-08-2017

A Breakthrough In Solid-State Batteries (still two years away though, so not holding my breath)

(tags: batteries )

Those Brexit Negotiations – abridged

(tags: uk europe )

Edinburgh Gothic (the most accurate description of living here during the festival)

(tags: Edinburgh festival satire )

The Best Way to Test Students? Make Them Explain It On Video

(tags: videos Education testing )

Weight-gain receptor linked to antipsychotic drugs

(tags: drugs weight mentalhealth )

Lothian Buses announce diversions for the Leith Street Closure

Actually works out well for me.
(tags: Edinburgh transport buses )

What Is the Alt-Left? For Starters, Not a Thing

(tags: politics language )

London Pride report questions organisers approach on diversity

(tags: lgbt diversity )

This is the disruption caused by a drone flying near to Gatwick

(tags: drone airplanes video )

The origin of complex life on Earth just got a little less mysterious

(tags: life )

N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo-Winning The Fifth Season Is Being Adapted for TV

(tags: tv scifi nkjemisin )

Steve Bannon brands far right ‘losers’ and contradicts Trump in surprise interview

(tags: politics usa )

What mistakes in your experience does management keep making?

(tags: management )

More than 200 jurors were excused from Martin Shrekli’s trial. Because they hate him.

I honestly thought this was satire when I first read it.
(tags: funny law usa )

Woman Banned from US After Border Agent Finds Proof of Drug Use on Phone

Have I mentioned how I’ve lost all interest in visiting the USA?
(tags: usa security OhForFucksSake drugs )

Peanut allergy cured in majority of children in immunotherapy trial

(tags: allergies GoodNews )

If the media covered the US riots the same way it covers them in other countries

Actually, 80% of this article _is_ the way that other countries cover the USA.

Other than the obviously satirical bits this could have been an article in The Independent
(tags: media journalism satire usa )

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