Friday Links!
Leading off this week, if you think rugby is safer than football, think again: France rugby star Chabal does not remember ‘a single second’ of his career due to concussion.A terrific read: The physics of bowling strike after strike.
Once again, crows are incredible: Corvid intelligence: study shows crows understanding geometry.
From Steve W., and the rest of the Dwarf Fortress documentary series is now available!
From Wally, and I wouldn't blame them: Op-Ed: “No More Worldcons in the United States?” Nixon's resignation and how it wasn't the end of the nightmare: “Our long national nightmare is over.” A long and interesting essay: We're sorry we created the Torment Nexus. It's not the content. It's how evil people interpret the content to suit their world view: The big idea: will sci-fi end up destroying the world?
From C. Lee, and it's tragic: Inside Elon Musk’s Gleeful Destruction of the Government. Another: Trump Wants to ‘Terminate’ Legal Immigrants’ Social Security Numbers. And more: US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' Vance. An excellent review: To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement. Fantastic scientific research: In one dog breed, selection for utility may have selected for obesity. Bizarre: People named "Null" are being punished by computers in the weirdest ways. I had no idea: Why Did We Stop Using The Magnetic Card Stripe? | Secret Genius of Modern Life | BBC Earth Science. Related: How Microchips Made Bank Cards Safer | The Secret Genius of Modern Life | BBC Earth Science. I always wondered: How Sailors Went to the Loo in the Age of Sail. This is very clever: An Oxford comma walked into a room.
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