[BLOG] Some Friday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO compares the contours of the Toronto Harbour in 1919 and now, and notes the huge amount of infill.


• Centauri Dreams notes a three-dimensional study of GJ 1214b.


• D-Brief describes how the primordial dense atmosphere of Mars was eroded by the solar wind.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes a SETI check of KIC 8462852 gives no results.


• The Dragon's Tales reports on Russia's Syrian war.


• The Everyday Sociology Blog examines perceptions of racial inequality in the United States.


• Geocurrents maps the eaters of the sago palm, in Southeast Asia.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money notes the myth of California as a land forever being lost.


• Marginal Revolution considers the Amazon bookstore.


• The Planetary Society Blog provides updates on various ESA missions.


• The Russian Demographics Blog notes an article on foreign fighters in the Ukrainian war who returned home.


• Savage Minds shares an article by an anthropologist explaining why he signed onto the Israel boycott.


• Torontoist and blogTO note John Tory's request that the TTC consider opening earlier on Sundays.


• Window on Eurasia notes the perils facing the Russian elite, wonders about the fate of Crimean Tatars, and speculates about the formation of a broad alliance in central and eastern Europe aimed against Russia.