[BLOG] Some Wednesday links
- Beyond the Beyond’s notes the imminent end of Moore’s law.
- Centauri Dreams imagines what a stellified gas giant might look like.
- D-Brief notes Ceres’ lack of large craters and looks at how New Zealand is declaring war on invasive fauna.
- The Dragon’s Gaze looks at Venus analog Gliese 832d.
- Joe. My. God. notes intensifying scrutiny of Trump’s Russian links.
- Language Log looks at the portmanteaux used in the Japanese language.
- The LRB Blog notes Erdogan’s many voices.
- Marginal Revolution argues that slow economic growth will not undermine the Chinese system.
- Steve Munro looks at the effects of construction on the 501 Queen.
- The Planetary Society Blog looks at the final landing site of the Rosetta probe.
- pollotenchegg maps wages across Ukraine.
- Savage Minds reports how war can fragment families, looking to Ukraine.
- Transit Toroto notes GO Transit’s adding of new double-decker buses.
- The Volokh Conspiracy considers the thesis that Trump is a consequence of the breakdown of traditional political parties.
- Window on Eurasia looks at Daghestan’s restriction of movement of “potential” criminals.
- The Yorkshire Ranter searches for a statistical link between austerity and Brexit.
Written by Randy McDonald
July 27, 2016 at 11:15 am
Posted in Assorted, Demographics, Economics, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Science, Social Sciences, Toronto
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