[BLOG] Some Friday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Anders Sandberg of Andart links to a paper suggesting that mind emulations--uploaded human minds--are likely to arrive not too late after 2050.


• Cody Delistraty wonders why writers are so often depressed and in bad relationship.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes that analyses of the atmospheres of five hot Jupiters.


• The Dragon's Tale observes evidence that First Nations in British Columbia practiced mariculture.


• The Financial Times' World blog observes that Euroskepticism and hostility towards the Euro is growing in Italy.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money takes note of Paul Ryan's tone-deaf statement about inner-city men.


• Marginal Revolution argues that, at least in the United States, large amounts of property are held by governments which don't make use of them.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer wades into the question of just how many constitutions Argentina actually has had.


• Towleroad links to Stephen Colbert's interview with former Russia Today anchor Liz Wahl.


• The Way the Future Blogs shares an old Frederik Pohl article from 1988 describing his experiences on a book tour.


• Window on Eurasia notes that apparently more Russians don't believe Ukraine is a nation and think Russia has legitimate claims on Ukrainian territory, and shares an article written by one man who thinks this threatens Russia's future.