[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Centauri Dreams considers how the especially intense luminosity of young red dwarf stars compared to their more massive counterparts can complicate issues of long-term habitability. (Some worlds which were in the circumstellar habitable zone of the young star might not be, while other worlds which were closer might have been baked.)


• The Dragon's Gaze notes that in binary star systems, the other stars have to be taken into account in calculating habitability.


• The Dragon's Tales notes China's long-term plan for space, including a manned space station.


• Language Log notes a new Cantonese word for shopping, borrowed from the Mandarin.


• Languages of the World notes how genes and sociolinguistics help explain why Madagascar is dominated by speakers of Austronesian languages.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money features a guest post from Lisa Miller talking about how police racism demonstrates political failure in the United States.


• Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw talks about his own interest in sculpture.


• Towleroad notes how the Chinese gay social app Blued is working with the government to spread HIV/AIDS awareness.


• The Volokh Conspiracy talks about the idea of Sweden having a feminist foreign policy.


• Why I Love Toronto talks about an upcoming holiday event at the Gladstone Hotel (this Saturday) combining beer-tasting and sweater-knitting.


• Window on Eurasia notes the Ukrainian launch of a satellite television station directed at Crimea and Russia proper, and notes continuing threats to non-Russian languages in Russia.