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/

STRESS AND AVOIDANCE

https://hbr.org/2015/08/stress-is-your-brain-trying-to-avoid-something

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT BLUES

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/08/middle-managers-stress-depression/402193/

WHY HAVE OPINIONS?

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2015/08/why-have-opinions.html

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/

UNNECESSARY MEDICAL TREATMENT

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/11/overkill-atul-gawande

REDUCING INCARCERATION RATES IN MILWAUKEE

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/11/the-milwaukee-experiment

THE DEATH TREATMENT

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/22/the-death-treatment

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 ISLAND PRESIDENT

The Island President http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt1990352/

THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO

The Search for General Tso http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt3576038/

INEQUALITY IN ANGOLA

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/01/extreme-city-specter

OLIGARCHS IN LONDON

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/01/house-of-secrets

ART AND MONEY

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/01/art-and-money-gopnik

COMPENSATION FOR THE WRONGLY CONVICTED

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/the-price-of-a-life

MANMADE EARTHQUAKES

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/weather-underground

A LIFE SENTENCE FOR SALMONELLA OUTBREAK

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-life-sentence-for-salmonella

FOOD CONTAMINATION

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/02/bug-system

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/

SIMPLE RULES

https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2015/07/simple-rules/

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

KIDNAPPING IMMIGRANT CHILDREN

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/27/where-are-the-children

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/