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[BLOG] Some Monday links
- blogTO notes an Instagram user from Toronto, @brxson, who takes stunning photos of the city from on high.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper examining the limits of exoplanet J1407b's massive ring system.
- The Dragon's Tales notes evidence that the primordial Martian atmosphere apparently did not have carbon dioxide.
- Imageo notes that the California ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Saturday links
- Centauri Dreams looks at ongoing research into the sizes of Alpha Centauri A and B.
- Dangerous Minds notes Finland's introduction of a new Tom of Finland emoji.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper speculating as to the fate of icy dwarf exoplanets in white dwarf systems.
- The Dragon's Tales reports on the intensification of the war in Ukraine's Donbas.
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[BLOG] Some Friday links
- Centauri Dreams notes the sad news that, because of the destructive way in which the stellar activity of young red dwarfs interacts with oxygen molecules in exoplanet atmospheres, Proxima Centauri b is likely not Earth-like.
- Crooked Timber takes issue with the idea of Haidt that conservatives are uniquely interested in the idea of purity.
- D-Brief ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Thursday links
- blogTO shares ten facts about Union Station.
- Centauri Dreams describes possible ice volcanoes on Ceres.
- Crooked Timber argues in favour of implementing a basic income before a universal income, on grounds of reducing inequality and easing the very poor.
- The Crux shares an argument against dark matter.
- The Dragon's Gaze talks about nitrogen and oxygen ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Thursday links
- blogTO tries to pit the west side of Toronto against the east side.
- Centauri Dreams describes an inventive plan to launch a probe to rendezvous with Proxima Centauri.
- Crooked Timber looks at the idea of civil society in the age of Trump.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper that aims to explore why Neptune-class exoplanets are so common.
- Marginal ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Wednesday links
- At Apostrophen, 'Nathan Smith writes about the status of his various writing projects.
- Beyond the Beyond's Bruce Sterling links to an article examining pieces of software that have shaped modern music.
- blogTO notes the expansion of the Drake Hotel to a new Junction site. Clearly the Drake is becoming a brand.
- Citizen Science Salon looks at how ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Tuesday links
- Apostrophen's 'Nathan Smith wonders why so many stories featuring gay children kicked out of their families feature the children later reuniting with these same people.
- The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly draws from her own experiences growing up in a family marked by abuse to argue that Trump is treating Americans as any abuser treats their ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Monday links
- blogTO reports on how a trespasser at track level disrupted subway service today.
- Crooked Timber argues Trump's migration ban is best under stood as an elaboration of existing Western immigration policies, taking them to their logical conclusion.
- Dangerous Minds looks at 1980s New York City industrial rockers Missing Foundation.
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[BLOG] Some Saturday links
- blogTO notes the Distillery District's Toronto Light Festival.
- Border Thinking Laura Agustín looks at migrants and refugees in James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia.
- Centauri Dreams suggests that Perry's expedition to Japan could be taken as a metaphor for first contact.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a report about how brown dwarf EPIC 219388192 b.
- The LRB Blog ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Friday links
- blogTO notes the rapid expansion of A&Ws across Toronto's neighbourhoods.
- Centauri Dreams reports that none of the exoplanets of nearby Wolf 1061 are likely to support Earth-like environments, owing to their eccentric and occasionally overclose orbits.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper looking at high-temperature condensate clouds in hot Jupiter ( Read more... )