Nov 15, 2016 14:40
- blgoTO notes how the Guild Inn was once a popular resort.
- Centauri Dreams notes the import of real scientists in Arrival.
- Crooked Timber notes that anti-Trump Republicans did not seem to matter in the election.
- The Dragon's Gaze looks at cutting-edge options for studying exoplanets.
- False Steps notes a proposed American spacecraft that would have landed on water.
- Far Outliers notes the pointless internment of foreign domestics in Second World War Britain.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money looks at the potential impact of a Michael Bloomberg presidential run.
- Marginal Revolution looks at the development of apps which aim to find out the preferred songs of birds.
- Steve Munro and Transit Toronto look at ongoing controversy over the 514 Cherry streetcar line's noise, including upcoming public meetings.
- The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer suggests the election of Trump could lead to the election of a similar populist to the presidency of Mexico.
- The Volokh Conspiracy deals with the odd and seemingly meaningless distinction made by Americans between "republic" and "democracy".
- Window on Eurasia wonders if Trump's negotiating style might lead to worse Russian-American relations and looks at his business history in Russia.
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