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September 2018

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does academic instruction harm young children? - PsychologyToday [via VisibleChild]
Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era - The Populist Temptation [my review]
death and the passing on of traditional culture - Tari: The Little Balinese Dancer [my review]
homework is useful in secondary school, but not much in primary school - TeacherHead
some radical ideas for reworking UK higher education - Independent
a case about the revocability of an Article 50 notification has been referred to the ECJ - Guardian
little evidence for power laws in real-world networks - Quanta
seven world cities take small steps to improve walkability - Guardian
the Spanish city Pontevedra has banned cars from its centre - Guardian
Irish folklore from the 1930s - IrishTimes
"100,000 children were sent to seek out the oldest person in their community to root out the darkest, oddest and weirdest traditional beliefs, secrets and customs"
an ocean-centred world map projection - LeCartographe
pre-teen children lack the perception and motor skills to safely cross busy roads - SciDaily
a brief intro to how difficult the Navier-Stokes fluid flow equations are - Quanta
Jeff Bezos could start by paying his workers properly - Guardian
mathematics is for everyone! - Quanta
Brexit has been reduced to a legal process because of the policy vacuum - JoK
dying patients want to get back to nature - NYT
how Copenhagen's cycling infrastructure emancipates women - BanPrivateCarsInLondon
"induced demand" explained: roads create traffic - CityLab
an update on the Crossrail delay and its financial implications for TfL - LondonReconnections
amimated construction of a regular heptadecagon using straightedge and compass - @pickover
Buddhism and mindful parenting - VisibleChild
two Canadians learn about Dutch cycling - Vox
the UK should stop subsidising the pension savings of the rich - Guardian
Langlands wins the Abel Prize - Quanta

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