[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Broadside Blog's Caitlyn Kelly talks about the rejuvenating effects of "forest bathing". I quite agree, myself.


• Centauri Dreams looks at the idea of Project Blue, a dedicated astronomy satellite to look for exoplanets at Alpha Centauri.


• D-Brief notes that astrophysicists have verified an eclipse described in the Bible circa 1207 BCE.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to another KIC 8462852 study, finding its dimming is best explained by circumstellar debris.


• The Everyday Sociology Blog notes the importance of being careful with the use of numbers.


• Far Outliers explores how Singapore managed to position itself as a safe destination for tourists visiting Asia.


• Language Hat links to a beautiful passage from Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora on the messiness of language.


• Language Log takes a look at the phenomenon of headlessness in the propaganda of North Korea.


• The NYR Daily looks at the sad short life of Stanwix Melville.


• The Planetary Society Blog shares multiple images, with multiple perspectives, of Giordano Bruno crater on the Moon.


• Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw finds the use of Section 44 of the Australian Constitution to disqualify politicians as dual nationals ridiculous.


• Cheri Lucas Rowlands shares some beautiful photos of Saint-Tropez.


• Arnold Zwicky meditates on language, moving from the strange names of the parts of flowers to the X-Men.