52 books and 365 articles: September 2014

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

BOOK : THE DUCK THAT WON THE LOTTERY

http://www.amazon.com/The-Duck-That-Won-Lottery/dp/0452295416/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1412102676&sr=1-1

Monday, September 29, 2014

MODERN OYSTER FARMING

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/09/todays-oysters-are-mutants/380858/

Sunday, September 28, 2014

THE LIMITATIONS OF TESTING WITH MICE

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_mouse_trap/2011/11/lab_mice_are_they_limiting_our_understanding_of_human_disease_.html

AGING AND GENETICS

http://nymag.com/news/features/ashkenazi-jews-2011-11/

CORN AND CLIMATE CHANGE

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/us_corns_gravy_train_faces_derailment_20140622?utm_source=feedburner

DETROIT TACKLES BLIGHT

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/06/watch-detroit-tackle-blight-in-real-time/373038/

CASINOS AND THE POOR

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/21/gaming-the-poor/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_r=0

INNOVATION AND DISRUPTION

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/23/the-disruption-machine?currentPage=all

HOUSTON'S SUCCESS

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004425-success-and-city-houstons-pro-growth-policies-producing-urban-powerhouse?utm_source=feedburner

DRAWING DOWN OUR AQUIFERS

http://californiawaterblog.com/2014/07/15/weathering-the-drought-by-drawing-down-the-bank/

WHY PEOPLE MOVE TO UNHAPPY PLACES

http://www.citylab.com/work/2014/07/why-people-still-move-to-unhappy-places/374358/

PARKING IS EATING OUR CITIES

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/07/how-parking-spaces-are-eating-our-cities-alive/374413/

ALMONDS ARE SUCKING CALIFORNIA DRY

http://www.citylab.com/weather/2014/07/your-almond-habit-is-sucking-california-dry/374409/

FIXING HOMELESSNESS IN UTAH

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/22/home-free/

WHAT CAUSES PEANUT ALLERGIES

http://www.businessinsider.com/peanut-allergy-browned-off-2014-9?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

THE BEST MAPS

http://www.citylab.com/design/2014/09/my-5-favorite-maps-bill-rankin/380839/

Saturday, September 27, 2014

THE END OF TIMBUKTU

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/16/-sp-life-timbuktu-mali-ancient-city-gold-slowly-turning-to-dust?src=longreads

FOOD WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES

http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/food-waste-weighing-down-us-food-system

HOW TO SEE THE FUTURE

http://timharford.com/2014/09/how-to-see-into-the-future/

COMPOSTING FOOD WASTE

http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/curbside-composting-food-waste-not-total-loss

GROCERY STORES WASTE FOOD

http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/grocery-stores-waste-tons-food-they-woo-shoppers

Friday, September 26, 2014

GOOGLE AND PRIVACY

http://www.newyorker.com/?p=2833081&mbid=social_tablet_e

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

BOOK : HOW NOT TO BE WRONG

http://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Be-Wrong-Mathematical/dp/1594205221/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1411512752&sr=1-1

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

LAND USE BATTLES IN SEATTLE

http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/954561-129/the-land-use-battle-that-is-reshaping

Monday, September 15, 2014

BOOK : ZEALOT

http://www.amazon.com/Zealot-life-times-Jesus-Nazareth-ebook/dp/B00BRUQ7ZY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-1&keywords=zealot+the+life+and+times+of+jesus+of+nazareth

BOOK : TOMS RIVER

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_5?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=toms+river+a+story+of+science+and+salvation&sprefix=Toms+%2Cstripbooks%2C608

Sunday, September 14, 2014

DROP DEAD DETROIT

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/01/27/drop-dead-detroit

SUBURBS MAKE US FAT

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/blame-the-city/375888/

Friday, September 12, 2014

NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRIME RATE AND INCARCERATION

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/09/12/these-states-cut-their-incarceration-rates-and-still-had-a-decline-in-crime/