Wednesday assorted links

1. “…they estimate that there are about 20 times more free-floating worlds in our Milky Way than stars, with Earth-mass planets 180 times more common than rogue Jupiters.”  (NYT)

2. One attempt to explain U.S. consumer sentiment.

3. Claims by Mari Andrew, about many things.

4. What does the math say about the plausibility of conspiracy theories?

5. “Das Münchner Start-up Marvel Fusion geht in die USA, um dort seine Demonstrationsanlage zu bauen. Der Chef und Gründer des deutschen Hoffnungsträgers beklagt sich im F.A.Z.-Gespräch über das Zaudern der Europäer.”

6. Union opposes bringing in Taiwanese workers to U.S. TSMC plant.