[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

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• Centauri Dreams looks at two brown dwarf pairs, nearby Luhman 16 and eclipsing binary WD1202-024.


• D-Brief notes a study suggesting panspermia would be easy in the compact TRAPPIST-1 system.


• Far Outliers notes the shouted and remarkably long-range vocal telegraph of early 20th century Albania.


• Language Hat links to a fascinating blog post noting the survival of African Latin in late medieval Tunisia.


• The LRB Blog notes the observations of an Englishman in Northern Ireland that, after the DUP's rise, locals are glad other Britons are paying attention.


• Marginal Revolution notes a study suggesting that refugees in the US end up paying more in taxes than they receive in benefits.


• Spacing reviews a fascinating-sounding new book on the politics and architecture of new libraries.


• Understanding Society examines the mechanisms through which organizations can learn.


• Window on Eurasia talks about the progressive detachment of the east of the North Caucasus, at least, from wider Russia.