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Saturday, August 29, 2015
EFFECT OF NEAR MISSES ON RISK DECISIONS
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/06/the_effects_of_.html
THE RISE AND FALL OF SPRAWL
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/06/us-sprawl-peaked-in-1994-and-has-been-declining-ever-since/395840/
PROBLEMS WITH BANK MODELS
http://bankunderground.co.uk/2015/08/12/its-a-model-but-is-it-looking-good-when-banks-internal-models-may-be-more-style-than-substance/
IMPACT OF DRIVERLESS CARS ON INSURERS
http://bankunderground.co.uk/2015/06/19/driverless-cars-insurers-cannot-be-asleep-at-the-wheel/
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT BLUES
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/08/middle-managers-stress-depression/402193/
Sunday, August 23, 2015
NATURAL AMENITIES BY COUNTY
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/17/every-county-in-america-ranked-by-natural-beauty/
ROAD DIETS
http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/08/a-wonderfully-clear-explanation-of-how-road-diets-work/401951/
REDUCING INCARCERATION RATES IN MILWAUKEE
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/11/the-milwaukee-experiment
Saturday, August 22, 2015
HOW OFTEN DO PEOPLE DRIVE DRUNK?
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6430a2.htm?s_cid=mm6430a2_e
Thursday, August 20, 2015
NEW ORLEANS ABANDONED HOMES
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/08/new-orleans-blight-hurricane-katrina/401843/
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD PREMIUMS
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/06/how-much-are-you-willing-to-pay-to-live-in-americas-best-neighborhoods/397001/
Sunday, August 16, 2015
GAMES CAN CURE
Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life #TED : http://on.ted.com/t0lln
IS MERITOCRACY IMMORAL?
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/is-the-premise-of-meritocracy-immoral/397106/
THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO
The Search for General Tso
http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt3576038/
COMPENSATION FOR THE WRONGLY CONVICTED
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/the-price-of-a-life
A LIFE SENTENCE FOR SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-life-sentence-for-salmonella
WHY MILLENIALS DRIVE LESS
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/07/the-clearest-explanation-yet-for-why-millennials-are-driving-less/398366/
CRUMBLING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
http://www.citylab.com/tech/2015/07/poor-customers-pay-the-price-for-americas-crumbling-water-infrastructure/398228/
SECTION 8 VOUCHERS AND HOMELESSNESS
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/07/the-best-way-to-end-homelessness/398360/
THE POWER OF CURRICULUM
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/08/the-power-of-curriculum/400976/
LIBOR MANIPULATION
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2015/08/the-aftermath-of-libor-and-penny-shaving-attacks.html
Thursday, August 13, 2015
THE VERDICT ON CHARTER SCHOOLS
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-verdict-on-charter-schools/397820/
MILITARY LAYOFFS HIT COMMUNITIES
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/07/the-biggest-and-most-disruptive-layoffs-in-america-are-coming-from-the-military/
COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS FIGHT GENTRIFICATION
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/affordable-housing-always/397637/
CREEKS THAT COOL DOWN AS SUMMER HEATS UP
http://californiawaterblog.com/2015/06/30/creeks-that-cool-down-as-summer-heats-up/
NATURE WALKS AND DEPRESSION
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/how-walking-in-nature-prevents-depression/397172/
THE BOUNTY HUNTING INDUSTRY
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/does-the-bounty-hunting-industry-need-reform/399224/
THE ADA AT 25
http://m.curbed.com/archives/2015/07/23/how-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-transformed-architecture.php?Src=longreads
NO BEEPOCALYPSE
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/23/call-off-the-bee-pocalypse-u-s-honeybee-colonies-hit-a-20-year-high/
CAUSES OF SAN FRANCISCO'S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/07/whats-the-matter-with-san-francisco/399506/
COMPARING METRO AREAS
http://www.newgeography.com/content/004998-in-comparing-metro-areas-devil-details
Saturday, August 8, 2015
HOW SITUATIONS INFLUENCE DECISIONS
https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2015/07/how-situations-influence-decisions/
LA'S WAR ON THE HOMELESS
http://www.citylab.com/crime/2015/07/now-more-than-ever-it-sucks-to-be-homeless-in-la/398195/
MAKING STREETS MORE WALKABLE
http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/07/the-3-traits-shared-by-new-yorks-most-walkable-streets/399653/
Monday, August 3, 2015
THE BIRTH OF ONLINE PIRACY
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/27/the-man-who-broke-the-music-business
Sunday, August 2, 2015
BANK OF THE UNDERWORLD
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/05/bank-of-the-underworld/389555/
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T STOP GIVING
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/05/the-man-who-couldnt-stop-giving/389531/
STARBUCKS COLLEGE BENEFITS
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/05/the-upwardly-mobile-barista/389513/
SURGE PRICING AND RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/05/paying-to-get-inside-the-restaurant/389561/
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