May 28, 2016 14:26
- blogTO notes the warning of the Royal Bank of Canada that the city has too many condos.
- D-Brief notes how patterns of glucose consumption in the brain can distinguish between people capable of consciousness and those otherwise.
- Dangerous Minds notes the Victorian tradition of post-mortem photographs.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes that, apparently, our knowledge of nearby brown dwarfs is limited.
- The Dragon's Tales considers the impact of close encounters with massive passing bodies on the crusts of ice moons.
- Joe. My. God. notes the criticism of Peter Thiel, funder of attacks against Gawker, by Gawker's founder as a comic book villain.
- Language Log notes early efforts to promote a single standard for the Russian language in the Soviet era.
- The Map Room Blog shares the new map of the London subway system.
- The Russian Demographics Blog charts the sources of different countries' immigrant populations.
- Window on Eurasia notes the popularity of imperialism in Russia.
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