Jan 26, 2016 15:32
- Centauri Dreams looks at the earliest mentions of Proxima Centauri in science fiction.
- D-Brief notes that early oceans could moderate chemical reactions that could lead to life.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes that most super-Earths around red dwarfs may not be close enough to burn off their excess hydrogen/helium envelopes.
- The Dragon's Tales looks at the continuing Russian war in Syria.
- Geocurrents notes, using the Philippines as an example, that sea can unite language communities more readily than otherwise.
- The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer is wondering why Bloomberg would run for president.
- Torontoist enlists Steve Munro to see if John Tory's new mass transit plan would work for Scarborough.
- The Volokh Conspiracy notes that Melissa Click, an American university professor who called--on video!--for some muscle to chase away student journalists from a protest, has been charged with assault.
- The Financial Times' The World notes that Russia's economic troubles are, indirectly, promoting radical Islam in Central Asian countries dépendent on migrant workers.
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