[BLOG] Some Saturday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO recommends some Toronto-related Vine clips.


• Centauri Dreams notes a SETI study of Boyajian's Star.


• Crooked Timber criticizes one author's take in the politics of science fiction.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper examining the auroras of hot Jupiters.


• The Dragon's Tales links to a paper finding that atmospheric methane did not warm the early Earth.


• Joe. My. God. reports on how a Scottish hotel owner's homophobic statements led to his inn's delisting.


• Language Log links to a linguist trying to preserve dying languages.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money takes issue with Nate Silver's polling and prediction methods.


• The LRB Blog notes the background behind Wallonia's near-veto of Canada-EU free trade.


• Marginal Revolution looks at how economic issues do not correlate with support for Trump.


• The Planetary Society Weblog shares photos of the Schiaparelli crash site.


• pollotenchegg notes the degree to which economic activity in Ukraine is centralized in Kyiv.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes a poll suggesting conservative views are unwelcome at Yale.


• Both Window on Eurasia and the Russian Demographics Blog note a projection that Chinese will soon become the second-largest nationality in Russia.