[BLOG] Some Friday links
- Centauri Dreams notes the latest on fast radio burst FRB 121102.
- D-Brief makes a good case for the human diet to expand to include insects. I’d like to try an insect burger myself.
- Dangerous Minds shares some wonderful photos of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis.
- The Dragon’s Gaze links to a paper suggesting up to 1% of stars could capture, at least temporarily, rogue planets.
- Hornet Stories–the new name for Unicorn Booty–notes the latest shake-up in German-language LGBTQ media.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money shares a thoughtful essay by Christa Blackmon, drawing from her experiences as a survivor of Hurricane Andrew. How do you best take care of child survivors?
- The Map Room Blog links to a fascinating-sounding book, Alastair Bonnett’s new Beyond the Map.
- The NYR Daily reviews a documentary about the Venerable W, a Buddhist monk in Burma who has led anti-Muslim violence.
- The Planetary Society Blog considers the way forward for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program.
- Roads and Kingdoms reports on the search for Texas barbecue in Mexico City.
Written by Randy McDonald
September 1, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Posted in Assorted, Economics, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Science, Social Sciences
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