Oct 31, 2016 13:45
- Antipope Charlie Stross wonders about the interactions between parasite loads and the intelligence of the inhabitants of off-world colonies.
- Bad Astronomy shares a stunning mosaic of the Milky Way Galaxy.
- blogTO notes the construction of a viewing platform for Toronto plane spotters.
- The Everyday Sociology Blog examines why we call other people stupid.
- Imageo notes how Arctic sea ice is trending at record low levels.
- Language Hat looks at the ways in which the English language is changing.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money and the Volokh Conspiracy consider whether the FBI announcement of the expansion of the Weiner E-mail search to target Hillary Clinton was legal.
- Marginal Revolution reports that GM crops are apparently not increasing yields particularly.
- Progressive Download's John Farrell reports on the politics of bashing Darwin and evolution.
- Spacing considers a recent election outcome for mayor in Saskatoon.
- Torontoist reports on the Russell Hill subway crash of 1995.
- Window on Eurasia considers the prospect of Russians turning against Putin and argue his regime's fascist turn will be continuing.
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