[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Centauri Dreams looks at the complex prebiotic chemistry in the system of young triple IRAS 16293-2422.


• Language Hat looks at the central role played by Kyrgzystan writer Chinghiz Aitmatov in shaping Kyrgyz identity.


• The Map Room Blog shares Baltimore's new transit map.


• Steve Munro examines the Ford family's various issues with TTC streetcars.


• The Russian Demographics Blog reports on the latest UN Report on the Donbas and the conflict there.


• Window on Eurasia notes that the number of ethnic Russians in the former Soviet Union fallen sharply through demographic change including assimilation.