Monday assorted links

1. How inevitable is the concept of numbers?

2. Learning about disadvantage leads to perceptions of incompetence.

3. The decline and indeed collapse of the ACLU (NYT).

4. “Latinos who overestimate their lightness (darkness) take less (more) liberal positions on racialized political issues than those who do not.”

5. A journey to puffin island: “Puffins beat their wings up to 400 times per minute, and are vocal when on land but are silent when flying over water.”

6. The import of home field advantage in soccer.