[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Anthropology.net notes that the analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton from Croatia reveals much common ancestry.


• Bad Astronomer Phil Plait shares some stunning photos of Jupiter taken by the Juno probe.


• Crooked Timber considers the differences--such as they are--between science fiction and fantasy literature.


• After a conversation with Adam Gopnik, Cody Delistraty makes a case for the importance of high-brow culture.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes a paper arguing that Earth-like planets can exist even without active plate tectonics.


• The Frailest Thing's Michael Sacasas argues that operating systems relying on instinct hurt human thought.


• Language Log considers Twitter post limits for East Asian languages.


• The LRB Blog considers trench fever and the future of nursing in the United Kingdom.


• Marginal Revolution links to a study suggesting people actively look out for bad and threatening news items.


• The NYR Daily examines the reasons why Uber ended up getting banned by the city of London.


• Drew Rowsome reports on an exciting new staging at the Paramount Theatre of Salt-Water Moon.


• Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel looks at the very low proportion of planets in studied exosystems actually detected by Kepler.


• Strange Company tells the story of John Banvard, a 19th century American who lost everything in mounting panorama exhibitions.


• Towleroad reports on how PREP contributed to an 80% fall in new HIV diagnoses in London and wider England.


• Window on Eurasia notes the worsening of HIV/AIDS in Russia, aided by terrible government policy and bad statistics.