COINCIDENCES ARE LIKELY

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/math-explains-likely-long-shots-miracles-and-winning-the-lottery/

IS BILINGUALISM AN ADVANTAGE?

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/bilingual-advantage-aging-brain?utm_source=tny

THE COST OF MEGA EVENTS

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/01/never-host-a-mega-event/384926/

THE TRUE COST OF PARKING

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/01/29/how-cheap-parking-makes-a-lot-of-life-more-expensive/

THE ARGUMENT FOR LESS INFRASTRUCTURE

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2015/1/29/the-argument-for-less-infrastructure

BOOK: THE SECRET LIFE OF PRONOUNS

http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Pronouns-Words-About/dp/1608194965/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422305806&sr=1-1&keywords=the+secret+life+of+pronouns

POVERTY IN THE ATLANTA SUBURBS

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/01/why-the-poor-are-struggling-in-americas-suburbs/384282/

THE EFFECT OF IMMIGRATION ON LOW INCOME EMPLOYMENT

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/01/does-immigration-harm-working-americans/384060/

COMPONENTS OF INTEREST RATES

http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/2015/01/dont-worry-be-happy-falling-treasury.html

RETAIL JOBS ARE BETTER THAN YOU THINK

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/retail-jobs-are-better-than-you-might-think/

HAPPINESS, SATISFACTION AND MARRIAGE

http://worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_canadian_initi/2015/01/satisfaction-does-not-buy-happiness.html

SOURCES OF MOTIVATION

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2015/01/how-to-be-motivated/?utm_source=%22Barking+Up+The+Wrong+Tree%22+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=fd6fdda1a4-test_pell_code11_5_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_78d4c08a64-fd6fdda1a4-56331741

ECONOMIES: CALIFORNIA VS TEXAS

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/california-bested-texas?utm_source=tny

HOW TO FEED THE WHOLE WORLD

Louise Fresco: We need to feed the whole world #TED : http://on.ted.com/t0Leo

SUSTAINABLE FISH

Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish #TED : http://on.ted.com/g0hSj

TEACH EVERY CHILD ABOUT FOOD

Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food #TED : http://on.ted.com/r0LZ6

MONEYBALLING CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Anne Milgram: Why smart statistics are the key to fighting crime #TED : http://on.ted.com/j0hh6

PERSONAL BEST

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/03/personal-best?currentPage=all

MY SUMMER AT AN INDIAN CALL CENTER

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2011/05/indian-call-center-americanization

TRADER JOE'S

http://www.lamag.com/longform/enchanted-aisles/

ON CHANGE IN INDIA

https://www.guernicamag.com/features/on_change_in_india_siddhartha_deb_9_1_11/

CRAZY ANTS

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/magazine/crazy-ants.html?hpw&_r=0

HEALTHY HABITS ARE GOOD FOR THE OBESE TOO

http://m.jabfm.org/content/25/1/9.full

WHY DIETS DON'T WORK

http://lifehacker.com/the-science-behind-why-diets-just-dont-work-and-what-1511144597

GROWING PAINS AT THE BORDER PATROL

http://getpocket.com/redirect?url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220_full.html#.VF0INVZw8ds?Src=longreads

AMAZON AND THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING

http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2014/12/amazon-hachette-ebook-publishing?src=longreads

DOES BROKEN WINDOWS POLICING WORK?

http://www.citylab.com/crime/2014/12/two-architects-of-broken-windows-policing-go-on-the-defensive/384080/

CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE FAR FROM PERFECT

http://www.salon.com/2015/01/01/exposing_the_charter_school_lie_michelle_rhee_louis_c_k_and_the_year_phony_education_reform_revealed_its_true_colors/

BOOK: THE TEACHER WARS

http://www.amazon.com/The-Teacher-Wars-Embattled-Profession/dp/038553695X

THE DECLINE OF GANGS IN LOS ANGELES

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/the-end-of-gangs-los-angeles-southern-california-epidemic-crime-95498/?src=longreads