[BLOG] Some Monday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Antipope Charlie Stross wonders about the interactions between parasite loads and the intelligence of the inhabitants of off-world colonies.


• Bad Astronomy shares a stunning mosaic of the Milky Way Galaxy.


• blogTO notes the construction of a viewing platform for Toronto plane spotters.


• The Everyday Sociology Blog examines why we call other people stupid.


• Imageo notes how Arctic sea ice is trending at record low levels.


• Language Hat looks at the ways in which the English language is changing.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money and the Volokh Conspiracy consider whether the FBI announcement of the expansion of the Weiner E-mail search to target Hillary Clinton was legal.


• Marginal Revolution reports that GM crops are apparently not increasing yields particularly.


• Progressive Download's John Farrell reports on the politics of bashing Darwin and evolution.


• Spacing considers a recent election outcome for mayor in Saskatoon.


• Torontoist reports on the Russell Hill subway crash of 1995.


• Window on Eurasia considers the prospect of Russians turning against Putin and argue his regime's fascist turn will be continuing.