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[BLOG] Some Monday links

  • Crooked Timber wonders what Nietzche would have to say about immigration.
  • The Dragon’s Gaze links to a paper examining the atmospheres of different exoplanets orbiting different kinds of stars.
  • The Dragon’s Tales notes that Pluto and Charon may have iron cores.
  • Joe. My. God. notes that Martin Shkreli’s newly-overpriced drug is being vastly underpriced by a new competitor.
  • Language Hat notes a Yiddish translation of a Chinese song.
  • Languages of the World argues that the Indo-Europeans are an identifiable people.
  • Marginal Revolution considers the nature of Chinese economic growth.
  • The Power and the Money’s Noel Maurer looks at the fiscal constraints of Brazil and notes the interactions of the vulture funds with Peru.
  • Bruce Sterling on his tumblr shares a post looking at an American shantytown.
  • Supernova Condensate enthuses about Enceladus.
  • The Understanding Society Blog’s Daniel Little considers how to model organizational recruitment.
  • The Financial Times‘ The World blog wonders if the German economy will benefit from Merkel’s open door.
  • Yorkshire Ranter Alex Harrowell notes the menace of coordinated hype cycles.