Mar 19, 2014 13:32
- The Burgh Diaspora's Jim Russell observes the fine scale of globalization's movements, which connect nations not so much as they do neighbourhoods.
- The Dragon's Gaze revisits the Kepler-9 system and notes the disintegrating sub-Mercury planet that is KIC 12557548b.
- The Dragon's Tales notes that waves have been detected on Titan's Punga Mare.
- Eastern Approaches takes a look at Slovakian politics.
- Far Outliers revisits the massive volcanic eruption that hit the Melanesian island of New Britain circa 600 CE.
- The Numerati's Stephen Baker wonders if his new novel The Boost is anti-Chinese simply by describing a hegemonic China not acting differently from the United States. (I must read the book.)
- Strange Maps notes a Turkish exclave in Syria--a tomb of an ancient Turkish hero--that might bring Turkey into the Syrian civil war.
- Towleroad notes a study suggesting that crystal meth use accelerates the progress of HIV/AIDS in users.
- The Volokh Conspiracy's Eugene Volokh notes the death of a Ukrainian soldier on a base stormed by Russian soldiers in Crimea.
- Window on Eurasia notes the fears of many Crimean Tatars of Russian rule.
- Yorkshire Ranter Alex Harrowell shares his eclectic list of recommended blogs.
china,
turkey,
internet,
war,
globalization,
space science,
neighbourhoods,
united states,
oceans,
crimean tatars,
middle east,
papua new guinea,
ukraine,
hiv/aids,
links,
astronomy,
futurology,
slovakia,
titan,
science fiction,
writing,
politics,
history,
saturn,
central europe,
blogs,
russia