Oct. 30th, 2017
This post, last of my four from Ontario Place, shows some of the things I saw heading east back to the mainland of Toronto, past the architecture of Ontario Place and along the William C. Davis Trail i Trillium Park. The views this trail offers, of the Toronto skyline and of the Toronto Islands, are unparalleled.
























[BLOG] Some Monday links
Oct. 30th, 2017 04:56 pm- Anthropology.net looks at Adam Rutherford's new book A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, about the human family tree.
- Crooked Timber argues that secret British government reports on Brexit really should be leaked.
- The Frailest Thing's Michael Sacasas argues that the concept of "Luddites" deserves to be revisited.
- Language Hat takes a look at the potential for emojis to overwhelm Unicode, as does Language Log.
- The LRB Blog reports on some astounding jokes about sexual assault made on British television.
- The Planetary Society Blog explores the state of the search for Planet Nine.
- Roads and Kingdoms takes a look on the people who live in one of Manila's largest cemeteries.
- Drew Rowsome quite likes God's Own Country, a British film that tells the story of two gay farmers in love.
- Starts With a Bang's Ethan Siegel examines why the gravitational wave of GW170817 arrived 1.7 seconds before the light.
- Mark Simpson takes issue with the recent study suggesting sexual orientations could be determined from profile pics.
- Strange Company tells of how a ghost hunter had a terrible time trying to track down one supposed haunter.
- Strange Maps notes an 1864 map of the United States imagining a future country divided into four successor states.
- Understanding Society takes a look at a recent study of the position of small farmers in India.
- Window on Eurasia suggests that the economic role of immigrants in Russia is critical, to the tune of 10% of GDP.