[BLOG] Some Monday links
- At Anthrodendum, Elizabeth Marino takes issue with what she identifies as the naively and fiercely neoliberal elements of Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now.
- Anthropology.net’s Kambiz Kamrani takes a look at an innovative study of the Surinamese creole of Sranan Tongo that uncovers that language’s linguistic origins in remarkably fine detail.
- Architectuul examines the architecture of Communist-era Hungarian architect István Szábo
- Bad Astronomer Phil Plait notes the nearly naked black hole at the heart of galaxy ZwCl 8193, 2.2 billion light-years away.
- The Big Picture shares photos from the 2018 Paralympics in South Korea.
- Gerry Canavan has an interesting critical take on Star Trek: Discovery. Is it really doing new things, or is its newness just superficial?
- Centauri Dreams considers the impact the spectra of red dwarfs would have on biosignatures from their worlds.
- Russell Darnley takes a look at Australia’s Darling River, a critical watercourse threatened by extensive water withdrawals.
- Inkfish notes that patterns of wear on the tusks of elephants indicate most are right-handed.
- Joe. My. God. links to a study suggesting a relationship between Trump rallies and violent assaults.
- JSTOR Daily links to a paper examining why people drink Guinness on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Language Hat takes a look at the use of Xhosa as the language of Wakanda.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money mourns Alfred Crosby, the historian whose work examined the epidemiological and ecological changes wrought by contact with the Americas.
- The Map Room Blog links to a map showing indigenous placenames in Canada.
- In the aftermath of the death of Stephen Hawking, Out There had a lovely idea: what nearby major stars emitted life than arrive at the moment of his birth? Hawking’s star is Regulus, and mine was (nearly) Arcturus.
- Marginal Revolution suggests AI will never be able to centrally plan an economy because the complexity of the economy will always escape it.
- Starts With A Bang’s Ethan Siegel examines Stephen Hawking’s contribution to the study of black holes.
- Supernova Condensate shares a list of moons, fictional and otherwise, from Endor on down.
Written by Randy McDonald
March 19, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Posted in Assorted, Canada, Demographics, Economics, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Science, Social Sciences
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