Assorted Links

1. You know that Pythagoras's theorem? It was in fact discovered by the Babylonians a 1000 years before Pythagoras was born
   
   
2. How the Layout of Urban "Cells" Affects The Function and Success of Neighborhoods
   
   
3. China has passed the mark of 100 cities above 1 million people and this is good
   
   
4. Interesting paper showing that long commutes undermine school performance of students
   
   
5. Great title for a paper: "Lost in transportation: Information measures and cognitive limits in multilayer navigation"
   
   
6. In case you lost the chance to see the solar eclipse last week, don’t despair. This interactive globe shows when the next eclipse in your country will happen
   
   
7. Scientists Used CRISPR to Put a GIF Inside a Living Organism’s DNA
   
   
8. Future life expectancy in 35 industrialised countries: projections with a Bayesian model ensemble

Posterior distribution of projected change in life expectancy at birth from 2010 to 2030