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====== Accesslab Workshop Links and Information ======

These links are ones we will use during the workshop.

===== Media case studies for 23 Jan 2021 workshop =====

  * [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8330881/Solution-stem-cells-fat-tissues-triggers-hair-regrowth.html|Hope for a baldness cure - Karen and Nat]]  

  * [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8320651/Older-people-happy-marriages-likely-exercise.html|People in happy marriages are more likely to exercise - Sarah and Julia]]  

  * [[https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/dogs-go-through-moody-teen-22026015|Dogs go through a moody teen phase - Fiona and Tom]] 

  * [[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/salad-grown-on-mars-rocket-space-station-international-iss-a9517336.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw5Ij2BRBdEiwA0Frc9SNPQQU-I8Pd2f1ndYMBiWIDODMrb758Ul93djuvBTOoCRpmZSNjWxoCfTQQAvD_BwE|Salad could be grown on Mars - Jennifer and Marei]]  

  * [[https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1283078/how-to-live-longer-apple-flavonoids-boost-life-expectancy|How to live longer: A snack to reduce the risk of heart disease and boosts life expectancy - Magali and Carmen]]  
  
  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/30/scientists-develop-ai-that-can-turn-brain-activity-into-text|AI can turn brain activity into text - Nicola and Jess]]  

  * [[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/coronavirus-llamas-antibody-prevent-winter-belgium-a9503411.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw5Ij2BRBdEiwA0Frc9SNPQQU-I8Pd2f1ndYMBiWIDODMrb758Ul93djuvBTOoCRpmZSNjWxoCfTQQAvD_BwE|Llamas offer hope in fight against coronovirus - Branwyn and Joe]]  




===== Old options from previous AccessLab case studies =====

  * [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49261385|Staring at seagulls helps protect food, say scientists]]
  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/18/arctic-permafrost-canada-science-climate-crisis|Scientists shocked by Arctic permafrost thawing 70 years sooner than predicted]]
  * [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7149059/Fish-n-chips-menu-permanently-study-warns.html|Fish and chips could be off the menu as global warming threatens to wipe out cod and haddock stocks, study warns]]
  * [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7108319/Koala-bears-saved-extinction-building-water-fountains-them.html|Koala bears could be saved from extinction by building them water fountains in the outback]]
  * [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7107405/We-consume-74-000-microplastic-particles-year-food.html|Americans consume 50,000 microplastics a year and breathe in 60,000 more every 12 months - but experts STILL don't know how harmful they are to human health]]
  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/10/global-heating-london-similar-climate-barcelona-2050|Global heating: London to have climate similar to Barcelona by 2050]]
  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/04/sargasso-seaweed-5500-mile-algae-belt-keeps-on-growing|Wide Sargasso seaweed: 5,500-mile algae belt keeps on growing]]
  * [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7249063/Coral-death-POLLUTION-not-global-warming.html|Pollution and excess nitrogen from fertilisers and sewage may be responsible for coral bleaching - NOT just warming seas]]
  * [[https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/loggerhead-turtles-all-female-no-males-breeding-ground-cape-verde-a9000476.html|Turtles born at key breeding ground will all be turned female by climate change, study predicts]]
  * [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49197595?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-story|Nature's language is being hijacked by technology]]


  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/29/dogs-noses-powerful-weapon-malaria-symptoms|Dogs can detect malaria by sniffing peoples’ socks]]
  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/24/tall-people-at-greater-risk-of-cancer-because-they-have-more-cells|Tall people at greater risk of cancer ‘because they have more cells’]]
  * [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45983260|Rising seas will swamp homes report says]]
  * [[https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/scientists-reveal-secret-getting-perfect-13483035|Scientists reveal secret to getting the perfect tan]]
  * [[https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/health/radioactive-gas-slowly-killing-people-2123683|Radioactive gas slowly killing people in Devon and Cornwall]]
  * [[https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/health/eating-chocolate-makes-men-better-2119905|Eating chocolate makes men better in bed]]
  * [[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/10/31/brain-implants-used-treat-parkinsons-can-hacked-experts-warns/|Brain implants used to treat Parkinson’s can be hacked and used to control people, scientists warn]] 
  * [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6334249/High-levels-previously-unknown-pollutant-homes.html|The mystery pollutant lurking in YOUR home]] 
  * [[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/high-salt-levels-in-vegan-and-vegetarian-food_uk_5bcee321e4b0d38b587be5c9?utm_hp_ref=uk-health|Huge amounts of salt found in vegan and veggie food]] 
  * [[https://inews.co.uk/news/science/beer-drought-climate-change-global-warming-supplies/|Beer drought looms as climate change hits supplies of barley]] 



  * [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5908639/Wolves-Chernobyl-spread-mutant-radioactive-genes-Europe.html|Wolves from Chernobyl could spread mutant radioactive genes across Europe as they roam away from the nuclear disaster zone, warns study]]
  * [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5887927/Poorer-people-likely-share-wealth-others.html|
Money really DOES make you mean: Rich people are less likely than the poor to share their wealth with others, claim scientists]]
  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/29/keeping-the-same-doctor-reduces-death-risk-study-finds|Keeping the same doctor reduces death risk, study finds]]
  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/02/electrical-brain-stimulation-may-help-reduce-violent-in-future-study|Electrical brain stimulation may help reduce violent crime in future – study]]
  * [[https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/6508360/hangry-hungry-study-angry/|FOOD FOR THOUGHT Feeling hungry and angry? Scientists reveal what really makes you ‘hangry’]]
  * [[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/oxybenzone-chemical-sunscreen_us_5aeb38b0e4b0c4f1931ffce0|What You Should Know About Sunscreen Chemicals Oxybenzone And Octinoxate]]
  * [[https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2018/03/23/scientists-say-their-latest-research-could-keep-our-bees-safe-from-insecticides/|Scientists say their latest research could keep our bees safe from insecticides]]
  * [[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/human-strength-voice-roar-judge-behaviour-vocalisation-evolution-university-sussex-a8421541.html|Humans able to judge others' physical strength just by hearing their voices, study says]]
  * [[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/horses-read-human-emotions-research-hokkaido-university-japan-a8409866.html|Horses are able to read human emotions from voice and facial expressions, research finds]]
  * [[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/european-eels-cocaine-contamination-river-thames-research-a8408926.html|Eels are getting high on cocaine in Britain's drug-polluted rivers, say researchers]]


  * [[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/nine-antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-london-tube-travel-network-buses-taxi-cab-a7736666.html|Nine Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Found on London's Travel Network]]
  * [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-206459/Shaving-raise-cancer-risk.html|Shaving may raise cancer risk]]
  * [[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/25/pollutants-from-fracking-could-pose-health-risk-to-children-warn-researchers|Pollutants from fracking could pose health risk to children, warn researchers]]
  * [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41981549|Indulgent grandparents 'bad for children's health']]
  * [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/11/15/have-well-behaved-puppymake-sure-sees-man-moustache-within-six/|How to have a well-behaved puppy...make sure it sees a man with a moustache within six weeks of birth]]
  * [[https://www.rt.com/news/408788-men-womb-transplant-babies/| Science is ready to make men pregnant, fertility expert claims]]
  * [[https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/2017/03/21/facebook-addicts-endangering-lives-others/|Facebook ‘addicts’ are endangering the lives of others]]

===== Canary Link =====

[[https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2937|Canary Link]]