[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO notes the opening of a new Taiwanese fried chicken restaurant location in Toronto.


• Centauri Dreams notes an odd crater on Charon.


• D-Brief reports on a study suggesting that geography--specifically, topography--can influence the number of consonants in a language.


• The Dragon's Gaze reports on the craziness of the KOI-89 planetary system and suggests Kepler-91b might have a Trojan companion.


• The Dragon's Tales reports on American fears of a shortage of aircraft carriers.


• The New APPS Blog considers if neurons have preferences.


• Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw talks of the British Museum.


• The Planetary Society Blog reports on new rover science on Mars.


• Peter Rukavina celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Prince Edward Island government website, among other things.


• Savage Minds notes that these days, we don't have much time for slowness.


• Window on Eurasia suggests student surveys in Moscow and St. Petersburg indicate high levels of ethnic and religious tension.