THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF LESS DRIVING

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/02/05/why-america-stopped-driving.aspx

OREGON'S SAD FOCUS ON HAPPINESS

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004188-oregons-sad-focus-happiness?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Newgeography+%28Newgeography.com+-+Economic%2C+demographic%2C+and+political+commentary+about+places%29

BOOK AVERAGE IS OVER

http://www.amazon.com/Average-Over-Powering-America-Stagnation/dp/0525953736/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393297812&sr=1-1&keywords=average+is+over+tyler+cowen

GROWING ALMONDS DURING CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/californias-thirsty-almonds/Content?oid=3830095

FLIPPING HOUSES IN BAKERSFIELD

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/f718296e-8ec1-11e3-b6f1-00144feab7de.html?src=longreads

WHAT OLD AGE IS LIKE

THIS OLD MAN

Life in the nineties.

BY ROGER ANGELL FEBRUARY 17, 2014

http://m.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/02/17/140217fa_fact_angell?currentPage=all

WHY PLASTIC BAGS ARE BETTER THAN PAPER

http://new.ted.com/talks/leyla_acaroglu_paper_beats_plastic_how_to_rethink_environmental_folklore?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TEDTalks_video+%28TEDTalks+Main+%28SD%29+-+Site%29

CITIES WITH PLEASANT WEATHER

http://m.theatlanticcities.com/design/2014/02/american-cities-most-pleasant-weather/8315/

ACCIDENTS GO DOWN WHEN SPEED LIMITS GO UP?

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/2/17/speed-kills-your-pocketbook.html#.UwbdHX2Ia2c

THE RISE OF OFF PEAK TRANSIT

http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/02/far-beyond-rush-hour-incredible-rise-peak-public-transportation/8311/

PIXAR'S 22 RULES OF STORYTELLING

http://io9.com/5916970/the-22-rules-of-storytelling-according-to-pixar

BIOFUELS CAUSED THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

http://uneasymoney.com/2014/02/07/now-we-know-ethanol-caused-the-2008-financial-crisis-and-the-little-depression/

THE OPTIMISM BIAS

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/02/the-optimism-bias/

THE EMPLOYMENT POPULATION RATIO

http://www.bruegel.org/nc/blog/detail/article/1251-blogs-review-the-employment-to-population-ratio/

BOOK DEEP SIMPLICITY

http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Simplicity-Bringing-Order-Complexity/dp/140006256X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1392732919&sr=1-1&keywords=deep+simplicity+bringing+order+to+chaos+and+complexity

PEAK SUBURBIA

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/21720/as-it-turns-out-suburban-sprawl-actually-peaked-20-years-ago/

ALL DAY TRANSIT SERVICE

http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/02/real-barriers-abundant-all-day-transit-service/8298/

WHAT TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE SAFEST?

http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/02/which-traffic-signals-are-safest/8348/

FOOD DESERTS AND NUTRITION

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/02/10/having-a-grocery-store-nearby-doesnt-make-people-eat-healthier/

CARBON FOOTPRINTS, SUBURBS, AND CITIES

http://www.businessinsider.com/carbon-footprint-maps-2014-1?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

THE TWILIGHT OF BRANDS

http://m.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2014/02/17/140217ta_talk_surowiecki

PLUVIAL FLOODING

http://flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/floods-if-youre-far-enough-from-a-river-youre-safe-right/

BOOK THE POWER OF THE SEA

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Sea-Tsunamis-Predict-Disasters/dp/0230120741/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391984477&sr=1-1&keywords=the+power+of+the+sea

VARIETIES OF NIGHTMARES AND BAD DREAMS

http://www.businessinsider.com/themes-of-nightmares-and-bad-dreams-2014-1?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29