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Generalists vs. Specialists (And the Specialist’s Dilemma)
The Library of Utopia
Why This Could Be the Worst Mosquito Summer of All Time : New York Magazine
The last days of MF Global
BBC - Adam Curtis Blog: HOW TO KILL A RATIONAL PEASANT
Tiny little laws:
How To Feed the World After Climate Change
An American Gulag: Descending into Madness at Supermax
How To Make U.S. Agriculture Even Stronger
Apple’s Retail Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay
How I hacked my brain with Adderall: a cautionary tale
Undead: The Rabies Virus Remains a Medical Mystery
Modern life is killing us
Metal recycling firms burgeon in state, but regulators can't keep up
Keystone
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty:Amazon:Kindle Store
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking:Amazon:Books
Resource Rich, Cash Poor
The Ultra-Extreme Calorie Restriction Diet Test : New York Magazine
The Science of Success - Atlantic Mobile
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Homeland Security Watch » Near-misses, mitigation, and resilience
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion:Amazon:Books
Why Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Is Unconstitutional - Atlantic Mobile
America's Simple-Minded Obsession With the Confederate Flag - Atlantic Mobile
Daryl Johnson: I tried to warn them - Salon.com
Tampa: America’s hottest mess - Salon.com
The Credit Illusion - NYTimes.com
Steven Pearlstein: Shattering the Glass-Steagall myth - The Washington Post
Raising Successful Children - NYTimes.com
The Test Case Behind Goldman's Investment in Jail Inmates - Businessweek
Chivalry is a myth: In shipwrecks, it’s every man for himself - Slate Magazine
The economics of serial dating: A case study | Bundle
Myths about single mothers: What bloggers and pundits are getting wrong about them. - Slate Magazine
A Record Decline in Government Jobs: Implications for the Economy and America's Workforce
Overreaction and Overly Specific Reactions to Rare Risks