Hacker News
- Anti-Competitive Effects of Common Ownership [pdf] https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/schools/csom_sites/finance/Schmalz-031115.pdf 4 comments
- Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, with household air pollution accounting for 700,000 fatalities, while increased outdoor air pollution claimed 400,000 lives. Air pollution can also correlated to losses in cognitive development among Africa’s children. https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/international/air-pollution-in-africa.html 90 comments science
- A gender gap in negotiation emerges between boys and girls as early as age eight. Consistent with adults, girls asked for less than boys when negotiating with a man. Researchers did not see this gender gap when children were negotiating with a woman. https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/bcnews/science-tech-and-health/psychology/study-probes-origins-of-gender-negotiation-gap.html 108 comments science
- Inspired by naturally occurring processes, chemists used a multi-catalyst system to convert carbon dioxide to methanol at the lowest temperatures reported with high activity and selectivity https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/bcnews/science-tech-and-health/chemistry/converting-carbon-dioxide-to-methanol.html 5 comments science
- Pete Frates, Boston icon and inspiration for the ice bucket challenge, has passed away at age 34 due to ALS https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/alumni/frates-family-statement.html 23 comments baseball
- Peter Frates who's battle with ALS led to the popular "Ice Bucket Challenge" has passed away at the age of 34. https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/alumni/frates-family-statement.html 13 comments worldnews
- ELI5: FCC vs. CBS - I'm having a hard time understanding the outcome of this case. Can someone please help me out with a brief overview of it? http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/cbsvfcc.html 7 comments law
- The jay treaty. Just thought you would like to know. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/lwsch/journals/bciclr/24_2/04_txt.htm 3 comments politics
Linking pages
- April 19 Updates on Aftermath of Boston Marathon Explosions - The New York Times http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/updates-on-aftermath-of-boston-marathon-explosions-2/#law-enforcement-looking-for-a-number-of-people 5 comments
- Mobile-Ad Innovator Explains How To Catch Tech Waves http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2014/12/17/mobile-ad-innovator-explains-how-to-catch-tech-waves/ 0 comments