[BLOG] Some Monday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Anthrodendum's Alex Golub talks about anthropologists of the 20th century who resisted fascism.


• Bad Astronomer Phil Plait notes a study suggesting the TRAPPIST-1 system might be substantially older than our own solar system.


• Centauri Dreams considers tidal locking as a factor relevant to Earth-like planetary environments.


• The Crux shows efforts to help the piping plover in its home on the dunes of the Great Lakes coast of Pennsylvania.


• Dead Things considers the evidence for the presence of modern humans in Sumatra 73 thousand years ago.


• Bruce Dorminey makes the case for placing a lunar base not on the poles, but rather in the material-rich nearside highlands.


• Far Outliers shares some evocative placenames from Japan, like Togakushi (‘door-hiding’) from ninja training spaces.


• Language Hat notes the exceptionally stylistically uneven Spanish translation of the Harry Potter series.


• Language Log thinks, among other things, modern technologies make language learning easier than ever before.


• The LRB Blog notes how claims to trace modern Greece directly to the Mycenaean era are used to justify ultranationalism.


• Marginal Revolution considers which countries are surrounded by enemies. (India rates poorly by this metric.)


• The Numerati's Stephen Baker considers how Confederate statues are products of recycling, like so much in our lives.


• The NYR Daily considers the unique importance of Thomas Jefferson, a man at once statesman and slaver.


• The Planetary Society Blog celebrated the 40th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 2 Sunday.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer notes that, for a country fighting a drug war, Mexico spends astonishingly little on its police force.


• Drew Rowsome takes a look at classic John Wayne Western, The Train Robbers.


• Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel considers the critical role of NASA's Planetary Protection Officer.


• Strange Company notes the many legends surrounding the early 19th century US' Theodosia Burr.


• The Volokh Conspiracy hosts Ilya Somin' argument against world government, as something limiting of freedom. Thoughts?


• Window on Eurasia notes how Ukrainians are turning from Russia, becoming more foreign to their one-time partner.

Comments

[roseembolism]

Wow. You gave me a huge amount of links to chew on. Thank you.

[rfmcdonald]

I trimmed it down from ones I saved over the past week. :-) No problem.