GENERALISTS AND SPECIALISTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND INVESTING

Generalists vs. Specialists (And the Specialist’s Dilemma)

IS A UNIVERSAL DIGITAL LIBRARY POSSIBLE?

The Library of Utopia

MOSQUITOES

Why This Could Be the Worst Mosquito Summer of All Time : New York Magazine

WHAT HAPPENED AT MF GLOBAL

The last days of MF Global

DOES COUNTER-INSURGENCY WORK?

BBC - Adam Curtis Blog: HOW TO KILL A RATIONAL PEASANT

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS

Tiny little laws:

AGRICULTURE AND GLOBAL WARMING

How To Feed the World After Climate Change

MENTAL ILLNESS AND PRISONS

An American Gulag: Descending into Madness at Supermax

A STRONGER AGRICULTURE SECTOR: URBAN PLANNING AND IMMIGRANT LABOR?

How To Make U.S. Agriculture Even Stronger

LIFE IN AN APPLE STORE

Apple’s Retail Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay

THE PERILS OF ADDERALL

How I hacked my brain with Adderall: a cautionary tale

FIGHTING RABIES

Undead: The Rabies Virus Remains a Medical Mystery

CAN BETTER URBAN PLANNING IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH?

Modern life is killing us

THE HAZARDS OF METAL RECYCLING

Metal recycling firms burgeon in state, but regulators can't keep up

WHY IS THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE CONTROVERSIAL?

Keystone

BOOK, WHY NATIONS FAIL

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty:Amazon:Kindle Store

BOOK, QUIET

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking:Amazon:Books

ARE NATURAL RESOURCES A BLESSING OR A CURSE?

Resource Rich, Cash Poor

IS EXTREME CALORIE RESTRICTION CRAZY?

The Ultra-Extreme Calorie Restriction Diet Test : New York Magazine

THE GENETICS OF SUCCESS, ORCHIDS AND DANDELIONS

The Science of Success - Atlantic Mobile

PROACTIVE EMPLOYEES DO BETTER WITH INTROVERTED MANAGERS

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RISK MANAGEMENT: 5 NEGLECTS

Homeland Security Watch » Near-misses, mitigation, and resilience

BOOK, THE RIGHTEOUS MIND

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion:Amazon:Books

SHOULD ID BE REQUIRED TO VOTE?

Why Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Is Unconstitutional - Atlantic Mobile

THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IN THE SOUTH TODAY

America's Simple-Minded Obsession With the Confederate Flag - Atlantic Mobile

THE POLITICS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM

Daryl Johnson: I tried to warn them - Salon.com

WHAT'S WRONG WITH TAMPA?

Tampa: America’s hottest mess - Salon.com

WHO DESERVES CREDIT FOR YOUR SUCCESSES?

The Credit Illusion - NYTimes.com

DID THE REPEAL OF GLASS-STEAGALL ENABLE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS?

Steven Pearlstein: Shattering the Glass-Steagall myth - The Washington Post

EFFECTIVE PARENTING

Raising Successful Children - NYTimes.com

Social Impact Bonds

The Test Case Behind Goldman's Investment in Jail Inmates - Businessweek

WHO SURVIVES SHIPWRECKS? THE CREW

Chivalry is a myth: In shipwrecks, it’s every man for himself - Slate Magazine

THE ECONOMICS OF DATING

The economics of serial dating: A case study | Bundle

SINGLE MOTHERS, WHY IT HAPPENS

Myths about single mothers: What bloggers and pundits are getting wrong about them. - Slate Magazine

THE DECLINE IN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT

A Record Decline in Government Jobs: Implications for the Economy and America's Workforce

OVERREACTION TO RARE EVENTS

Overreaction and Overly Specific Reactions to Rare Risks