[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

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• blogTO notes that John Tory wants private industry to fund a Toronto bid for the Olympics.


• Centauri Dreams notes a paper suggesting that the effects of panspermia might be detectable, via the worlds seeded with life.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper suggesting that the Earth's geological composition is likely to be unique.


• The Dragon's Tales notes the technological advancement of Neanderthals in Spain.


• Far Outliers notes the extent to which some opposition to the Anglo-American invasion of Europe in the Second World War was motivated by pan-European sentiment.


• Geocurrents dislikes very bad maps of human development in Argentina.


• Language Hat notes that Jabotinsky wanted Hebrew to be written in Latin script.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money reports on the Sad Puppies.


• The Russian Demographics Blog notes a book talking about a specifically Orthodox Christian take on demography.


• Spacing Toronto looks at the first ride at the CNE.


• Torontoist notes a Toronto libraries "passport".


• Understanding Society notes M.I. Finley's excellent book on the dynamics of the Roman Empire.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes a bizarre article published in a journal arguing that professors are equivalents to terrorists.


• Why I Love Toronto recommends Dream in High Park.