[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Anthropology.net reports on a study suggesting that ritual human sacrifice paved the way for complex societies.


• Beyond the Beyond's Bruce Sterling shares an essay skeptical about the idea of a sharing economy.


• D-Brief and The Dragon's Tales reports on a study of some South American mummies suggesting that the vast majority of populations in the pre-Columbian Americas did not survive the conquest.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper examining conditions on 55 Cancri e.


• The Everyday Sociology Blog considers how access to abortion can be limited by simply making it difficult to access.


• Marginal Revolution wonders how bad the effects of the upcoming shutdown of the D.C. Metro will be.


• Noel Maurer continues to look at the prospects of a Venezuelan default, looking at oil exports.


• Spacing Toronto explores the history of the Toronto Sculpture Garden.


• Torontoist explains inclusionary zoning to its readers.