[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Centauri Dreams features a guest essay describing the construction of sunshades to aid orbital telescopes.


• City of Brass' Aziz Poonawalla expands on an interesting critique of misogyny and responsibilities of different genders.


• The Dragon's Gaze looks to see if there is an effect of close-orbiting hot Jupiters on their parent stars, and finds something for some.


• The Dragon's Tales notes that more religious people tend to be more afraid of robots.


• Joe. My. God. notes Lambda Legal's call for an end to HIV criminalization. Spirited discussion ensues in the comments.


• Robert Farley of Lawyers, Guns and Money notes that Iran's military is actually quite weak compared to (say) Vietnam.


• North!'s Justin Petrone shares an encyclopedia picture of two Tlingit girls.


• The Planetary Society Blog features a guest post by Marc Rayman explaining how the Dawn probe is preparing for its Ceres encounter.


• pollotenchegg examines the ethnic composition of many regions of central and eastern Ukraine circa the 1926 census.


• The Russian Demographics Blog links to a DW article noting the relative severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia.


• Towleroad notes that a Russian state television channel is representing a video made as a joke as demonstrating gay enculturation in the United States.


• Window on Eurasia notes Russia's imminent return of North Korean refugees to their homeland, suggests many Russians want to know about their war casualties in Ukraine, and wonders if Tatarstan is on the verge of erupting.