[BLOG] Some Sunday links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Dragon's Gaze reports on speculation that the Fermi paradox can be answered by assuming extraterrestrial civilizations have died already.


• The Dragon's Tales looks at the climate of early Mars.


• Far Outliers takes a look at ethnic divisions among Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war in Russia.


• Joe. My. God. reposts his essay on gay pride parades, in all of their diverse and showy glory.


• Marginal Revolution notes a study suggesting that, in Sweden, lottery winners do not experience improvements in their health.


• Window on Eurasia looks at the dynamics behind Putin's neo-Soviet nostalgia, and looks at a sketchy prison in North Ossetia.