WHY TOUGH TEACHERS GET RESULTS

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304213904579095303368899132

STORY STRUCTURE

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/02/the-structure-of-a-story/

THE BEST WAY TO BOARD AIRPLANES

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2014/04/airplane-boarding-time-managing-scarce.html

AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO

http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/?src=longreads

COMPARATIVE COST OF ENERGY SOURCES

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2014/04/comparing-electricity-production-costs.html

GAMBLER'S FALLACY, HOT HAND FALLACY AREN'T FALLACIES?

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-gamblers-fallacy-and-the-hot-hand-2014-4?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

OIL AND GAS PRICES

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2014/04/oil-and-gasoline-prices-many-still-missing-the-big-picture

HISTORY OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004269-the-new-downtown-los-angeles?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Newgeography+%28Newgeography.com+-+Economic%2C+demographic%2C+and+political+commentary+about+places%29

BOOK ON LOOKING

http://www.amazon.com/Looking-Eleven-Walks-Expert-Eyes/dp/1611736978/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398294542&sr=1-2&keywords=on+looking+eleven+walks+with+expert+eyes

MIGRATION PATTERNS IN AMERICAN CITIES

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2014/04/2-very-different-migrations-driving-growth-us-cities/8873/

LEARNING AND PLAY

http://aeon.co/magazine/being-human/children-today-are-suffering-a-severe-deficit-of-play/

BOOK SMALL MOVE BIG CHANGE

http://www.amazon.com/Small-Move-Big-Change-Microresolutions/dp/0670015342/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397654433&sr=1-1&keywords=small+move+big+change

OVER RELIANCE ON SALES TAXES HURTS CITIES

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/4/16/the-problem-with-sales-tax.html#.U06B087nZPE

CAN FRACKING SAVE OHIO?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/can-the-shale-gas-boom-save-ohio/2012/02/27/gIQAC44LpR_print.html

GOOD KIDS USE HEROIN TOO

http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Charlotte-Magazine/March-2014/Heroin-in-Charlotte/?src=longreads

PROBLEMS AT BIG LAW

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113941/big-law-firms-trouble-when-money-dries?src=longreads

DO HIGH DISCOUNT RATES CAUSE POVERTY?

http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/the-causes-of-poverty-78-high-discount-rates-and-lack-of-delayed-gratification/

IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS ONE STORE AT A TIME

http://www.npr.org/2014/03/06/286414325/growing-an-urban-neighborhood-one-store-at-a-time?ft=1

THE EVOLUTION OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/our-numbered-days-the-evolution-of-the-area-code/283803/?src=longreads

MAKING CONVICTS EMPLOYABLE

http://prospect.org/article/there-hope-survivors-drug-wars?src=longreads

WHY LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IS SELF PERPETUATING

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/catherine-rampell-when-long-term-unemployment-becomes-self-perpetuating/2014/03/24/c54b76ec-b366-11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html?wprss=rss_opinions

WILL TECHNOLOGY CREATE A JOB APOCALYPSE?

http://m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/harold-meyerson-technology-and-trade-policy-is-pointing-america-toward-a-job-apocalypse/2014/03/26/ba331784-b513-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html?wpisrc=nl%5Feve

SQUATTING IN NEW YORK

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/04/squatters-of-the-lower-east-side/?Src=longreads

POSITIVE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN THE USA

http://www.businessinsider.com/positive-us-demographics-2014-4?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

BOOK THE SHALLOWS

http://www.amazon.com/Shallows-What-Internet-Doing-Brains/dp/0393339750/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397250325&sr=1-1&keywords=the+shallows

SHIFTING DRIVERS TO TRANSIT

http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/04/cutting-car-reliance-one-trip-time-seattle/8822/

CAN YOU WALK TO A GROCERY STORE?

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2014/04/us-quick-walk-store-rare-thing-indeed/8837/

TRANSIT IN HOUSTON

http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/04/can-houston-learn-love-light-rail/8820/

WHY LANE SWITCHING MAKES US FEEL BETTER

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2014/04/11/the-utility-of-switching-lanes/

HIGHWAY TRUST FUND NEARS BANKRUPTCY; LAST GAS TAX INCREASE IN 1993

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/04/11/Glimmer-Hope-Ending-Highway-Construction-Crisis

MATCHING PEOPLE TO JOBS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-recovery-puzzle-a-new-factory-in-ohio-struggles-to-match-jobs-to-job-seekers/2014/04/05/098d53ec-b44e-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html?src=longreads

THE LINK (OR NOT) BETWEEN SINGLE MOTHERHOOD AND POVERTY

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/10/the-relationship-between-single-mothers-and-poverty-is-not-as-simple-as-it-seems/

SMALL DOGS ARE REPLACING BABIES

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/04/americans-are-having-dogs-instead-babies/8846/

HELPING THE UNEXOTIC UNDERCLASS

http://miter.mit.edu/the-unexotic-underclass/

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SAYING NO

http://insideintercom.io/product-strategy-means-saying-no/

HISTORY OF DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS

http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/45768546804/diamonds-are-bullshit

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TOLL OF BEING A POLICEMAN

http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/life-of-a-police-officer-medically-and-psychologically-ruinous/284324/?src=longreads

MONSTER WAVES

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/Monsterwellen.html

SURVIVERSHIP BIAS

http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/

HIGH TECH PUNISHMENT

http://aeon.co/magazine/living-together/should-biotech-make-life-hellish-for-criminals/?src=longreads

LEARNING HOW TO TEACH

http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_emdin_teach_teachers_how_to_create_magic?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TEDTalks_video+%28TEDTalks+Main+%28SD%29+-+Site%29#t-402517

THINKING ABOUT PROBLEMS

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/04/the-default-thinking-method-of-problem-solving/

EXPERT GENERALISTS

http://99u.com/articles/7269/picasso-kepler-and-the-benefits-of-being-an-expert-generalist

COUNTY PATTERN PROPERTY TAXES

http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/2013/county-property-taxes-map

COUNTY PATTERN INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS

http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/2014/county-income-tax-deduction-map

COUNTY PATTERN INCOME TAX PAYMENTS

http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/2013/county-income-taxes-map

COUNTY PATTERN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/2014/county-eitc-map

WORLD IMMIGRATION PATTERNS

http://m.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/04/new-visualization-world-migration-flows/8801/

BOOK FOCUS

http://www.amazon.com/Focus-Hidden-Excellence-Daniel-Goleman/dp/0062114867/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396638501&sr=1-1&keywords=focus+goleman

BIRTH AND DEATH PATTERNS IN THE UNITED STATES

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-census-county-births-deaths-map-2014-3?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29