[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bad Astronomer Phil Plait notes the growing evidence for the detection of a Neptune-size exomoon, provisionally named Kepler-1625b I, as does Centauri Dreams, as does D-Brief.


• D-Brief notes evidence that the songs of humpback whales last over generations.


• JSTOR Daily considers the fascination of Mary Shelley with cemeteries.


• Lingua Franca, at the Chronicle of Higher Education, considers an important question: "different from", or "different than"?


• The Map Room Blog shares maps of the earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi, and the relief effort.


• Drew Rowsome takes a look at a new documentary examining the famed Studio 54.


• Daniel Little, at Understanding Society, considers (after others) the idea of emotions as neurophysical phenomena.


• Window on Eurasia suggests that Turkey's recent efforts to become a power in Central Asia are being aided by the way its efforts mesh with China's.