[BLOG] Some Saturday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO notes the warning of the Royal Bank of Canada that the city has too many condos.


• D-Brief notes how patterns of glucose consumption in the brain can distinguish between people capable of consciousness and those otherwise.


• Dangerous Minds notes the Victorian tradition of post-mortem photographs.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes that, apparently, our knowledge of nearby brown dwarfs is limited.


• The Dragon's Tales considers the impact of close encounters with massive passing bodies on the crusts of ice moons.


• Joe. My. God. notes the criticism of Peter Thiel, funder of attacks against Gawker, by Gawker's founder as a comic book villain.


• Language Log notes early efforts to promote a single standard for the Russian language in the Soviet era.


• The Map Room Blog shares the new map of the London subway system.


• The Russian Demographics Blog charts the sources of different countries' immigrant populations.


• Window on Eurasia notes the popularity of imperialism in Russia.