ELECTRICITY DEMAND DESTRUCTION

http://www.citylab.com/design/2014/07/were-moving-beyond-energy-efficiency-into-demand-destruction/375398/

THE EFFECT OF CUTTING LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/upshot/north-carolinas-misunderstood-cut-in-jobless-benefits.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

OPEN SOURCE PLANTS

http://www.vqronline.org/reporting-articles/2014/05/linux-lettuce?src=longreads

LOCALS ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS

http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2014/05/in-real-estate-locals-know-best.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FfygKk+%28Demo+Memo%29

THE POWER OF POSITIVE ILLUSIONS

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/06/04/david-mcraney-self-enchancement-bias/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+brainpickings%2Frss+%28Brain+Pickings%29

BOOK EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS

http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Equations-Creating-Happiness-Business/dp/1451607261/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406065654&sr=1-1&keywords=emotional+equations+by+chip+conley

BOOK ART AND FEAR

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Fear-Observations-Rewards-Artmaking/dp/0961454733/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1405968588&sr=1-1&keywords=art+%26+fear+observations+on+the+perils+and+rewards+of+artmaking

BOOK CATASTROPHIC CARE

http://www.amazon.com/Catastrophic-Care-Everything-Health-Vintage/dp/034580273X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1405968427&sr=1-1&keywords=Catastrophic++care

THE ZEIGARNIK EFFECT

http://blog.sandglaz.com/zeigarnik-effect-scientific-key-to-better-work/

THE FIVE TYPES OF PROCRASTINATORS

http://blog.sandglaz.com/5-types-of-procrastinators/?utm_source=feedburner

PATENT TROLLS

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/26/138576167/when-patents-attack

AGING SOCIETIES

http://www.businessinsider.com/population-charts-china-japan-the-us-2014-7?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

MEMORY SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU SMARTER

http://www.businessinsider.com/learning-hacks-that-will-maximize-your-memory-2014-6

MIRACLE RICE COULD SAVE LIVES

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-golden-rice-2014-6?utm_source=feedburner

CALIFORNIA DROUGHT

http://www.businessinsider.com/californias-drought-cost-state-22-billion-2014-7?utm_source=feedburner

IMPROVING GOVERNMENT

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/upshot/the-quiet-movement-to-make-government-fail-less-often.html?partner=rss&_r=0

LARGE URBAN CORES

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004428-large-urban-cores-products-history?utm_source=feedburner

ADVANCES IN FUEL ECONOMY

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/07/the-us-has-quietly-made-some-remarkable-advances-in-fuel-efficiency/374469/

THE LINK BETWEEN CRIME AND POPULATION GROWTH

http://www.citylab.com/crime/2014/07/the-link-between-so-called-murder-capitals-and-population-decline/374484/

LESSONS FROM AMERICA'S WARS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

http://magazine.nd.edu/news/49015/?src=longreads

PIT BULLS

http://www.esquire.com/features/american-dog-0814?src=longreads

NUCLEAR POWER WASTE

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/waste_problems_still_haunt_nuclear_option_20140717?utm_source=feedburner

THE SLOWDOWN IN HEALTH CARE SPENDING

http://www.businessinsider.com/health-care-spending-growth-slow-2014-7?utm_source=feedburner

AVOIDING STUPIDITY IS EASIER THAN BEING BRILLIANT

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/06/avoiding-stupidity/

WINNERS GAMES AND LOSERS GAMES

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=wSbDU7ySA6TF8QHwxoHQDw&url=http://www.ifa.com/pdfs/ellis_charles_the_losers_game_1975.pdf&cd=1&ved=0CB4QFjAA&usg=AFQjCNH9vSIS_kXkLPU2Kr4PckEEQLgUbA&sig2=W9_gCE9MFawfds8CkbzpCg

AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS RUNNING ON EMPTY

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/opinion/americas-highways-running-on-empty.html?partner=rss

COMMODITY PRICES AND RESOURCE SCARCITY

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2014/05/commodity-prices-and-resource-scarcity

HOW GREENPEACE INFLUENCES CORPORATE BEHAVIOR

http://www.businessinsider.com/greenpeace-fortune-500-deforestation-global-warming-2014-6?op=1

FEDERAL TAX CREDITS FOR REBUILDING WETLANDS

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/us/equity-firm-restores-louisiana-marshland-to-earn-credits-it-can-sell.html?partner=rss&_r=0

WHY CARS ARE MORE POPULAR THAN TRANSIT

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/07/07/why-cars-remain-so-appealing-even-in-cities-with-decent-public-transit/

OREGON'S PAY PER MILE HIGHWAY FUNDING

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2014/07/hey-congress-oregon-has-your-long-term-highway-funding-solution-right-here/374139/

INDIVIDUAL VS. GROUP RISK TAKING

http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/07/a-case-for-group-risk-taking/?utm_source=feedburner

MYTHS ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT

http://californiawaterblog.com/2014/07/10/challenging-myth-and-mirage-in-californias-drought/

PROFITING FROM URGENT CARE

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/business/race-is-on-to-profit-from-rise-of-urgent-care.html?_r=2

BACTERIA, OBESITY AND DEPRESSION

http://www.businessinsider.com/probiotics-can-make-you-skinny-and-happy-2014-6?utm_source=feedburner

FLOW

http://www.businessinsider.com/graph-on-how-to-be-happy-at-work-2014-7?utm_source=feedburner

URBAN HEAT ISLANDS

http://www.businessinsider.com/which-cities-get-hottest-in-summer-2014-7?utm_source=feedburner

THE BENEFITS OF SUPERSTITION

http://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-benefits-of-superstitions-2014-7?utm_source=feedburner

DRIVERS OF US PRODUCTIVITY

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c1149cda-fd39-11e3-8ca9-00144feab7de.html#axzz36mTqAB9a

HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO

http://boom.lareviewofbooks.org/living-fools-paradise/

BRINGING BACK PLEASURE BEACH

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/28/bringing_pleasure_back_to_new_englands_detroit_can_a_ghost_town_in_long_island_sound_be_revived_from_the_dead/

BOOK GOOD GERMS, BAD GERMS