THE HIGH COST OF TAR SANDS

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/nature/The-High-Cost-of-Oil.html

URBAN CAMPING ORDINANCES TARGET THE HOMELESS

http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2014/12/28/urban-camping-keeps-homeless-local-streets/

REFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/09/the-counterrevolutionary/309427/

LEVERAGE DID NOT CAUSE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/06/how-we-got-the-crash-wrong/308984/?single_page=true

PRIVATIZING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MEMPHIS

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/when-outsiders-take-over-schools-lessons-from-memphis/280919/?single_page=true

SIMPLIFYING BLOOD TESTS

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/15/blood-simpler?utm_source=tny

DO HIGHER TAXES REDUCE WILLINGNESS TO WORK?

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-12-24/do-higher-taxes-make-us-work-less

THE POWER OF PEER PRESSURE

https://hbr.org/2014/05/the-persuasive-pressure-of-peer-rankings/

FEAR AS AN INSTRUMENT OF POLITICAL CONTROL

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/fifty-states-of-fear/

FEAR AS AN INSTRUMENT OF POLITICAL CONTROL

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/fifty-states-of-fear/

WHAT'S BEHIND THE GROWTH IN DISABILITY INSURANCE?

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=4080

COMPONENTS OF TRUST

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/02/03/david-desteno-truth-about-trust/

CRITICAL THINKING NOT MEASURED BY IQ TESTS

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rational-and-irrational-thought-the-thinking-that-iq-tests-miss/

THE ECONOMICS OF BUFFETS

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/the-economists-who-studied-all-you-can-eat-buffets/384033/

PUBLIC SPACE IN NEW YORK

Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work #TED : http://on.ted.com/a0eL9

CHALLENGES, SKILL, AND FLOW

http://99u.com/articles/18486/not-too-hard-not-too-easy-finding-flow-in-your-work

PERCEPTION AND MOTIVATION

Emily Balcetis: Why some people find exercise harder than others #TED : http://on.ted.com/a0eKz

GENTRIFICATION IN OAKLAND

http://nextcity.org/features/view/oakland-gentrification-libby-schaaf-tech-industry-inequality-foreclosures?src=longreads

WHAT IS FATIGUE?

http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/what-is-fatigue?utm_source=tny

EXTREME DAY CARE

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/business-economics/rise-extreme-daycare-working-24-hour-children-school-93860/?src=longreads

INSURERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/business/economy/insurers-retreat-from-weather-related-disasters.html?partner=rss&_r=0

INFRASTRUCTURE IS A LIABILITY

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/8/19/is-a-street-an-asset.html

TALKING ABOUT SEISMIC RISK

https://medium.com/matter/the-aftershocks-7966d0cdec66?src=longreads

HOW PLAGUES REALLY WORK

http://aeon.co/magazine/health/the-next-pandemic-will-not-erupt-from-the-rainforest/?Src=longreads

SELF PUNISHMENT AS MOTIVATION

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/ulysses-strategy-self-control?utm_source=tny

THE DEATH OF MID BUDGET FILMS

http://flavorwire.com/492985/how-the-death-of-mid-budget-cinema-left-a-generation-of-iconic-filmmakers-mia/view-all?src=longreads

LAUGHTER IS GOOD FOR YOU

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/funny-or-die/361618/

GENTRIFICATION IN HIGHLAND PARK

http://yorkandfig.com/?src=longreads

MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE SEYCHELLES

http://www.icij.org/offshore/sun-and-shadows-how-island-paradise-became-haven-dirty-money?src=longreads

HOW TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/05/improving-your-performance/

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE DECLINE IN OIL PRICES

http://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/2014/12/22/seven-questions-about-the-recent-oil-price-slump/

MAKING HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/urbanization/Tackling_the_worlds_affordable_housing_challenge

HIGHWAY SOUND WALLS

https://medium.com/re-form/muting-the-freeway-e18ee195bd38

RAPPORT WORKS BETTER THAN TORTURE

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/12/the-humane-interrogation-technique-that-works-much-better-than-torture/383698/

A DIFFERENT KIND OF COLLEGE

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/dec/06/shimer-college-illinois-worst-school-america?Src=longreads

THE OPTIMISM BIAS

Tali Sharot: The optimism bias #TED : http://on.ted.com/t0K6M

THE QUEST TO UNDERSTAND CONSCIOUSNESS

Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness #TED : http://on.ted.com/t0K6F

THE TWO GENERATION APPROACH TO BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY

http://m.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/a-different-approach-to-breaking-the-cycle-of-poverty/384029/

HOUSING FIRST TO END HOMELESSNESS

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/12/how-the-cycle-of-chronic-homelessness-beginsand-ends/383596/

TOAST AND MENTAL ILLNESS

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/toast-story-latest-artisanal-food-craze-72676/?src=longreads

PROFITS FROM PROSECUTION

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/opinion/civil-forfeiture-and-accountability.html?referrer=

THE MONEYBALL APPROACH TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/magazine/cyrus-vance-jrs-moneyball-approach-to-crime.html?_r=2&referrer=

BOOK : THE SOCIAL ORDER OF THE UNDERWORLD

http://www.amazon.com/Social-Order-Underworld-Prison-American/dp/0199328501/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419356590&sr=1-1&keywords=the+social+order+of+the+underworld

EB5 IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM

http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2014/12/02-eb-5-visa-immigrant-investors-singer?rssid=LatestFromBrookings

DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-12-04/demography-is-rewriting-our-economic-destiny

FINDING GOOD SCRIPTS

http://99u.com/articles/36321/franklin-leonard-how-to-finally-break-through

BOOK : THE NORM CHRONICLES

http://www.amazon.com/Norm-Chronicles-Stories-Numbers-Danger/dp/0465085709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418856969&sr=8-1&keywords=the+norm+chronicles+stories+and+numbers+about+danger

NO LINK BETWEEN MASS TRANSIT AND CRIME

http://www.citylab.com/crime/2014/12/the-myth-that-mass-transit-attracts-crime-persists-in-atlanta/383609/

ROAD DESIGN AND RISK

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/12/11/best-of-blog-texting-in-your-risk-gap

WALKABILITY IS GOOD FOR YOU

http://www.citylab.com/design/2014/12/growing-evidence-shows-walkability-is-good-for-you-and-for-cities/383612/

HOW STRICT IS TOO STRICT

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/12/how-strict-is-too-strict/382228/

THE ROOTS OF MIDLIFE CRISIS

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/12/the-real-roots-of-midlife-crisis/382235/

THE EXCREMENT EXPERIMENT

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/01/excrement-experiment

WHEN GM WAS GOOGLE

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/01/g-m-google

BYPASSING THE BANKERS

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/09/bypassing-the-bankers/375068/

BUILDING BETTER TEACHERS

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/09/building-better-teachers/375066/

THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-future-of-college/375071/

THE REAL VALUE OF ON LINE EDUCATION

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/09/the-real-value-of-online-education/375561/

THE LAW SCHOOL SCAM

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-law-school-scam/375069/

HOW TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/09/how-to-talk-about-climate-change-so-people-will-listen/375067/?single_page=true

BOOK : A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING I WILL NEVER DO AGAIN

http://www.amazon.com/Supposedly-Fun-Thing-Never-Again/dp/0316925284/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418410025&sr=1-3&keywords=david+foster+wallace

MAKING FOREIGN AID WORK

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/120178/problem-international-development-and-plan-fix-it?src=longreads

END OF LIFE CARE

https://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/humane-endeavor/?src=longreads

PROBLEMS AT MCDONALD'S

http://fortune.com/2014/11/12/can-mcdonalds-get-its-mojo-back/

HOW CAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES GET DONORS?

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/nyregion/at-college-where-alumni-pockets-are-shallow-a-struggle-to-raise-money.html?src=longreads&_r=0