[BLOG] Some Wednesday links
- Anthropology.net notes the discovery of some Neanderthal skeletons showing signs of having had the flesh carved off of them.
- Centauri Dreams looks at the messages carried by the New Horizon probe.
- Crooked Timber makes the case for the continued relevance of Bob Marley.
- The Dragon’s Tales looks at recurrent streams on Mars carved by perchlorate-laced water.
- A Fistful of Euros’ Edward Hugh argues that Spain is still digging out of the long crisis.
- Joe. My. God. notes the story of a Louisiana trans man fired from his job for not detransitioning.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money notes that China is not really a revisionist power.
- Justin Petrone looks at ways in which young Estonian children are demonstrating and developing a fear of Russia.
- The Planetary Society Blog examines the failure of the Dragon rocket.
- Towleroad notes that the Russian-language version of Siri is quite homophobic.
- Understanding Society looks at the criticial realist social theory of Frédéric Vandenberghe.
- Window on Eurasia looks at trends in violence in the North Caucasus and warns of Central Asian alienation from Russia.
Written by Randy McDonald
April 15, 2015 at 7:18 pm
Posted in Assorted, Demographics, Economics, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Science, Social Sciences, Toronto, Urban Note
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