Although this blog is mostly a way to help me remember what I've read, you might enjoy the material too.
Saturday, December 31, 2016
THE HOUSING CRISIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY SUBPRIME
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/articles/rethinking-how-the-housing-crisis-happened/
Friday, December 30, 2016
AMERICA'S AGING HOUSING STOCK
http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-housing-stock-is-aging.html?m=1
Sunday, December 25, 2016
OPIOID USE IN RURAL AREAS
http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/why-opioid-epidemic-hitting-rural-america-particularly-hard
THE BLACK FAMILY IN THE AGE OF MASS INCARCERATION
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/the-black-family-in-the-age-of-mass-incarceration/403246/
IS SCHIZOPHRENIA GENETIC?
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/03/28/the-genetics-of-schizophrenia/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH WHICH EXPLAINS THE ELECTION
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-psychological-research-that-helps-explain-the-election?mbid=rss
Saturday, December 10, 2016
THE SIEGE OF MIAMI
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/21/the-siege-of-miami/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
THE EVOLUTION OF MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS
https://blog.longreads.com/2016/12/08/braaam-inception-hollywood-soundtracks/amp/
SAY DON'T INSTEAD OF CAN'T
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/12/heres-the-most-effective-way-to-say-no-to-people.html
TESTING UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
http://inhabitat.com/10-million-project-to-test-universal-basic-income-in-the-us/
THE EVOLUTION OF MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS
https://blog.longreads.com/2016/12/08/braaam-inception-hollywood-soundtracks/amp/
Thursday, December 8, 2016
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN POOR PEOPLE ARE GIVEN CASH
http://qz.com/853651/definitive-data-on-what-poor-people-buy-when-theyre-just-given-cash/
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
MEGA REGION COMMUTING PATTERNS
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/12/how-4-million-commutes-shape-americas-megaregions/509483/?utm_source=feed
12 FACTS ABOUT INCARCERATION AND PRISONER REENTRY
https://www.brookings.edu/research/twelve-facts-about-incarceration-and-prisoner-reentry/
GENERATION ADDERALL
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/magazine/generation-adderall-addiction.html?referer=
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
THE 20 WEEK ABORTION BAN BIND
http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a40363/20-week-abortion-ban/
Monday, December 5, 2016
THE PROBLEM WITH CLEAN COAL: COST
http://qz.com/806040/why-wed-all-love-donald-trumps-clean-coal-but-carbon-capture-and-storage-doesnt-ensure-it/
Sunday, December 4, 2016
DEMOGRAPHICS THE REASON FOR SLOW GROWTH
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/07/theres-a-devastatingly-simple-explanation-for-americas-economic-mess/
Saturday, December 3, 2016
BIG FOOD FIGHTS BACK
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/09/magazine/obama-administration-big-food-policy.html
SARTRE AND TRUMP
http://qz.com/852416/sartre-and-the-psychology-of-the-alt-right-purdue-university-philosophy-professor-william-mcbride-says-a-70-year-old-existential-text-explains-racist-trolling/
THE PLIGHT OF THE SUBURBAN OFFICE PARK
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/01/decline-office-park/422811/
REINVENTING MOVIE MAKING
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/the-mogul-of-the-middle?src=longreads
Thursday, December 1, 2016
TRICKING YOUR BRAIN TO FOCUS
https://www.fastcompany.com/3060709/your-most-productive-self/how-to-train-your-brain-to-focus-remember-and-have-more-breakthrou?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
INCARCERATION RATES UP IN RURAL AND SUBURBAN JURISDICTIONS
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/upshot/new-geography-of-prisons.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits&_r=0&referer=https://getpocket.com/
RESPECTING EMPLOYEE PRIVACY IMPROVES PERFORMANCE
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-outsourced-mind/201604/want-people-behave-better-give-them-more-privacy
UBER AS PUBLIC TRANSIT
http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/1/12735666/uber-altamonte-springs-fl-public-transportation-taxi-system
HALF OF ALL US FOOD PRODUCE THROWN AWAY
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/us-food-waste-ugly-fruit-vegetables-perfect?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
OVERCROWDED SIDEWALKS IN NEW YORK
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/nyregion/new-york-city-overcrowded-sidewalks.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits&referer=https://getpocket.com/
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PREFERENCES
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/05/the-complex-psychology-of-why-people-like-things/482196/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
EXERCISE AND WEIGHT LOSS
http://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11518804/weight-loss-exercise-myth-burn-calories
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE JUST GAVE PEOPLE MONEY?
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/universal-basic-income/
HOUSING FIRST IN SALT LAKE CITY
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/housing-first-solution-to-homelessness-utah
THE INTERNET IS DESTROYING OUR MEMORIES
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/education/2016/02/head-cloud
LUXURY HOUSING BUBBLE?
http://www.newgeography.com/content/005275-luxury-urban-housing-built-a-myth-is-about-take-a-big-hit
THE LOGIC OF HELPING STRUGGLING PLACES
https://www.economy.com/dismal/analysis/datapoints/287669/Helping-Struggling-Places/
IMPACT OF CHANGES IN THE DOLLAR ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2016/11/30/the-dollar-trumps-carrier/
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
PRIVATE PRISONS AND TRUMP
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/05/trump-sets-private-prisons-free?mbid=rss
HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS ARE HOME TO THE DISABLED? LOTS
http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2016/11/how-many-households-are-home-to-disabled.html?m=1
WHAT TO DO ABOUT FAKE NEWS
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/solving-the-problem-of-fake-news?mbid=rss
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
CHANGING MULTIPLE HABITS AT ONCE
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2016/05/12/out-with-the-old/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits&referer=https://getpocket.com/
ROOTS OF CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21698652-europe-and-america-made-mistakes-misery-arab-world-caused-mainly-its-own?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
WHY IS PRODUCTIVITY SO WEAK?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/29/upshot/why-is-productivity-so-weak-three-theories.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits&_r=0&referer=https://getpocket.com/
PORTION CONTROL
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/apr/25/problem-portions-eating-too-much-food-control-cutting-down?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
NET ENERGY METERING SUBSIDIZES SOLAR
https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/why-net-energy-metering-results-in-a-subsidy-the-elephant-in-the-room/
POVERTY AND HYPERBOLIC DISCOUNTING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/08/the-problem-with-one-of-the-most-popular-assumptions-about-the-poor/
MAKING STOP AND FRISK MORE EFFECTIVE
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2016/06/some-economics-of-stop-and-frisk.html?m=1
WHY AMERICANS ARE MOVING LESS
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/05/how-america-lost-its-mojo/484655/
AVERTING AN ANTIBIOTIC DISASTER
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/05/the-ten-part-plan-to-avert-our-post-antibiotic-apocalypse/483360/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION
https://www.google.com/amp/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/501122/?client=ms-android-verizon
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA GOT WEAPONIZED
https://www.google.com/amp/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/503630/?client=ms-android-verizon
BABY MONITORING
https://www.google.com/amp/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/505841/?client=ms-android-verizon
WHAT OBAMA GOT RIGHT AS PRESIDENT
https://www.google.com/amp/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/505856/?client=ms-android-verizon
CHINA'S GREAT LEAP BACKWARD
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/12/chinas-great-leap-backward/505817/
HOW CASINOS ENABLE GAMBLING ADDICTS
https://www.google.com/amp/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/505814/
Monday, November 28, 2016
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Saturday, November 26, 2016
UTILITY SUBSIDIZES FOR SPRAWL
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/10/25/how-we-subsidize-spread-out-places-via-utilities
THE PURPOSE OF REGRET
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/opinion/whats-the-use-of-regret.html?_r=0&referer=
THE WAR ON STUPID PEOPLE
https://www.google.com/amp/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/485618/?client=ms-android-verizon
TRUMPTOWN
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/10/in-the-heart-of-trump-country/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
DO WE NEED PAPER MONEY?
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/10/imagining-a-cashless-world/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
INFLAMMATION AND HEALTH
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/30/inflamed/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
Friday, November 25, 2016
BOOK: FINNISH LESSONS
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0807752576/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1480100368&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=finnish+lessons&dpPl=1&dpID=51X3vUSa1FL&ref=plSrch
WE ARE ALL RELATED
http://www.bradford-delong.com/2016/11/on-a-thousand-year-timescale-the-human-race-really-is-just-one-big-unhappy-family.html
Thursday, November 24, 2016
MONEY AND MOTIVATION
https://blog.longreads.com/2016/11/17/a-conversation-with-dan-ariely-on-what-shapes-our-motivations/amp/
SUBSTANDARD PRIVATE PRISONS
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/08/18/federal_government_disassociates_with_private_prisons.html?client=ms-android-verizon
CHARTER SCHOOL PROBLEMS
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/12/08/when-public-goes-private-as-trump-wants-what-happens/
HARSH WORK CONDITIONS IN POULTRY PLANTS
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_grind/2016/11/turkey_plants_are_harsh_on_workers_in_the_weeks_before_thanksgiving.html
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
CITY VS RURAL ECONOMIES
http://harvestpublicmedia.org/content/while-cities-recover-rural-economy-still-struggles-shake-great-recession#.WDRYbsuIbqA
Monday, November 21, 2016
100 MILLION DEAD TREES IN CALIFORNIA DUE TO DROUGHT
http://inhabitat.com/more-than-100-million-california-trees-dead-due-to-drought/
BOOK : WAIT, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DELAY
https://www.amazon.com/Wait-Science-Delay-Frank-Partnoy/dp/1610392477
Friday, November 18, 2016
DEATH VALLEY IS ALIVE
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/14/death-valley-is-alive/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
VENEZUELA, A FAILING STATE
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/14/venezuela-a-failing-state/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Saturday, November 12, 2016
HEALTH CARE INSURANCE AND PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/12/donald-trump-is-beginning-to-face-a-rude-awakening-over-obamacare/
Friday, November 11, 2016
THE DOWNSIDE OF RESILIENCE
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/opinion/sunday/the-downside-of-resilience.html
Sunday, November 6, 2016
THE FASTEST SUPERMARKET LINE
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/business/how-to-pick-the-fastest-line-at-the-supermarket.html?_r=0&referer=http://lifehacker.com/pick-the-fastest-lane-at-the-supermarket-by-getting-beh-1788300140
Friday, November 4, 2016
CENTER LINE STRIPING DOES NOT MAKE STREETS SAFER
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/10/31/ask-r-moses-does-center-line-striping-make-streets-safer
BOOK : THE NORDIC THEORY OF EVERYTHING
https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Theory-Everything-Search-Better/dp/0062316540
Monday, October 31, 2016
WHY ARE RETAIL RENTS SO HIGH IN NEW YORK?
http://www.newgeography.com/content/005430-corporate-mustard-showroom-helps-explain-new-york-s-retail-rent-crisis
Sunday, October 30, 2016
SKILLS DON'T NECESSARILY HELP
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/education-less-valuable-than-believed-by-adair-turner-2016-10
Monday, October 24, 2016
GREENLAND IS MELTING
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/greenland-is-melting/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
REBUILDING MANGROVE COASTAL DEFENSES
http://inhabitat.com/tetrapot-uses-mangroves-to-grow-a-greener-sea-defense-system/
Sunday, October 23, 2016
WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/an-ex-cops-remorse/amp?client=ms-android-verizon
Thursday, October 20, 2016
WILL A WALL STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/opinion/sunday/the-wall-is-a-fantasy.html?_r=0&referer=
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
NO BIG CONSEQUENCES FROM LEGALIZING MARIJUANA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/13/heres-how-legal-pot-changed-colorado-and-washington/
Sunday, October 16, 2016
IOWA VALUES II
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2015/11/19/president-obama-marilynne-robinson-conversation-2/
IOWA VALUES
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2015/11/05/president-obama-marilynne-robinson-conversation/
Friday, October 14, 2016
BOOK : THE AGE OF OVERSUPPLY
https://www.amazon.com/Age-Oversupply-Overcoming-Greatest-Challenge/dp/1591845963
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
BOOK : H IS FOR HAWK
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0802124739/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476213740&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=h+is+for+hawk+by+helen+macdonald&dpPl=1&dpID=51FJFqMnaBL&ref=plSrch
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
BOOK : THE WORD EXCHANGE
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0345806034/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474589953&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=the+word+exchange&dpPl=1&dpID=51ulqCpx2kL&ref=plSrch
BOOK : BENEDICTION
https://www.amazon.com/Benediction-Vintage-Contemporaries-Kent-Haruf/dp/0307950425
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
RATE IMPACT OF REPAIRING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/09/12/striking-a-better-balance-between-water-investment-and-affordability/
Saturday, September 10, 2016
STREET CONNECTIVITY ISSUES
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/9/7/corridor-connectivity-failures
THE LIMITED ECONOMIC BOOST FROM FIXING INFRASTRUCTURE
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/29/the-fix-our-infrastructure-fallacy
THE POOR ECONOMICS OF PAYDAY LENDING
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/payday-lending/476403/
FANTASY SPORTS INDUSTRY TROUBLE
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17374929/otl-investigates-implosion-daily-fantasy-sports-leaders-draftkings-fanduel
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
WHERE JOBS ARE MOST LIKELY TO VANISH
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/06/where-todays-jobs-are-most-likely-to-vanish-tomorrow/
A STRATEGY FOR SMALL TALK
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/09/a-much-needed-strategy-for-getting-good-at-small-talk.html?mid=full-rss-scienceofus&mid=full-rss-scienceofus
THE HIGH COST OF SUBURBAN ENCLAVES
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/9/2/a-thousand-hidden-subsidies
Sunday, September 4, 2016
WHY CORPORATIONS COMMIT FRAUD
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/what-was-volkswagen-thinking/419127/
WHY THE MINIMUM WAGE SHOULD BE RAISED
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/a-plutocrats-case-for-raising-the-minimum-wage/419130/
THE NEW PRESCHOOL IS CRUSHING KIDS
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/the-new-preschool-is-crushing-kids/419139/
WHY TALL PLAYERS MISS FREE THROWS
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17115866/real-root-nba-intentional-foul-epidemic
THE MYTH OF EXPOSURE
https://blog.longreads.com/2016/08/29/who-should-get-paid-for-live-storytelling-events/#
Friday, September 2, 2016
REFORMING FLOOD INSURANCE
http://www.citylab.com/politics/2016/09/fema-flood-risk-mapping-flawed/498242/
Monday, August 29, 2016
WHAT JOBS WILL MACHINES TAKE OVER?
http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_goldbloom_the_jobs_we_ll_lose_to_machines_and_the_ones_we_won_t#t-268723
Saturday, August 27, 2016
THE STOREFRONTS THAT SURVIVE
http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2016/08/storefront-survivors-project-new-york-city-small-businesses/494576/
EXAMPLE OF JUNK SCIENCE: FALSIFIABILITY
http://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2016/07/examples-of-junk-science-falsifiability.html?m=1
DISTORTING DATA WITH PERCENTAGES
http://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2016/08/examples-of-junk-science-playing-with.html?m=1
Friday, August 26, 2016
NEW YORK STREET MAINTENANCE
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/18/nyregion/new-york-101-streets-repair-and-maintenance.html?smid=fb-nytupshot&smtyp=cur&_r=4
Sunday, August 21, 2016
LOUISIANA IS LOSING ITS BOOT
https://medium.com/matter/louisiana-loses-its-boot-b55b3bd52d1e#.jsb5nkif7
SUBURBAN POVERTY IN FLORIDA: LEHIGH ACRES
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/17/suburban-poverty-boomtown-lehigh-acres-florida
THE TRAJECTORY OF SUBURBAN POVERTY
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/15/what-does-suburban-poverty-look-like
THERE ARE ONLY SIX NARRATIVE ARCS
http://gizmodo.com/data-analysis-suggests-there-exist-only-six-book-plots-1783263768?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=thursdayAM
ISSUES WITH SUBURBAN TRANSIT
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/16/suburban-transit-doesnt-really-solve-the-problem
Saturday, August 20, 2016
BLOCKING AND MISATTRIBUTION MEMORY ERRORS
https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2016/08/many-ways-memory-fails-us-part-2/
DISPLACING THE POOR IN MARIETTA GEORGIA
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/16/why-arent-we-talking-about-marietta
COD FISHERY REBOUND
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/08/06/after-years-decline-cod-and-community-rebound-newfoundland/oNxKF14RpE47yc65OOAy6O/story.html
WHERE HAVE MEDIAN INCOMES DECLINED THE MOST?
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-08-19/where-median-incomes-have-fallen-the-most
Friday, August 19, 2016
TARGETING WHO GETS INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/08/19/why-affordable-housing-in-a-black-neighborhood-may-not-help-black-residents/
Thursday, August 18, 2016
WHY THE RURAL POOR DON'T RELOCATE
https://medium.com/migration-issues/from-coal-country-to-the-sunbelt-99da39fdc84#.pygbxobcg
Monday, August 15, 2016
REDNECK URBANISM AND TRAILER PARKS
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/11/reclaiming-redneck-urbanism-what-urban-planners-can-learn-from-trailer-parks
AMERICANS LIVE CLOSE TO MOM
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/24/upshot/24up-family.html?_r=1
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Saturday, August 13, 2016
INFILLING A NEIGHBORHOOD
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/9/lets-infill-a-traditional-neighbourhood-and-make-a-profit
Sunday, August 7, 2016
WHY ARE WE IN A LOW GROWTH WORLD?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/upshot/were-in-a-low-growth-world-how-did-we-get-here.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&referer=
Saturday, August 6, 2016
WHY POLICE SHOOT UNARMED SUSPECTS
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438242/unarmed-suspects-why-are-they-sometimes-shot
REVITALIZING SMALL METRO DOWNTOWNS
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/3/one-key-strategy-to-make-new-york-more-affordable
THREE ASPECTS OF PERSONALITY
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/08/so-you-probably-have-3-selves.html
Friday, August 5, 2016
1% OF GUN DEALERS ACCOUNT FOR 60% OF GUNS USED IN CRIMES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/27/new-evidence-confirms-what-gun-rights-advocates-have-been-saying-for-a-long-time-about-crime/
IMMIGRATION NEEDED FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
http://www.newgeography.com/content/005345-america-without-immigration-2015-50
Thursday, August 4, 2016
LOS ANGELES TO SELF FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
https://www.brookings.edu/2016/08/03/los-angeles-will-vote-again-whether-to-self-finance-its-infrastructure-future/
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016
HUSBAND'S EMPLOYMENT THE BEST PREDICTOR OF DIVORCE
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/07/husbands-job-predicts-divorce.html?mid=full-rss-scienceofus
Monday, July 25, 2016
Sunday, July 24, 2016
HOW MANY CHOICES ARE OPTIMAL?
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/more-is-more-why-the-paradox-of-choice-might-be-a-myth/278658/
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
http://www.citylab.com/design/2016/05/how-one-colorado-city-instantly-created-affordable-housing/483027/
PRODUCTIVE BUILDING TYPES
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/5/13/101-productive-building-types
THE BUSINESS OF BORDER CONTROL
https://www.buzzfeed.com/josemorduna/inside-the-multibillion-dollar-business-of-keeping-me-out-of?src=longreads&utm_term=.ms0PGKqW4o#.xlBQEnN6LW
HOW POOR SINGLE MOMS SURVIVE
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/12/how-poor-single-moms-survive/418158/
Saturday, July 23, 2016
INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS
http://www.citylab.com/politics/2016/05/americas-road-to-economic-opportunity-is-paved-with-infrastructure-jobs/483108/
TRADE-OFFS OF CONGESTION PRICING
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/05/the-hidden-cost-of-road-fares/482943/
MORE GOING TO PRISON EVEN AS PRISON POPULATION DECLINES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/18/the-myth-that-fewer-people-are-going-to-prison/
NON-PRIME BORROWERS, ILLIQUIDITY, AND INSOLVENCY
http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/05/19-nonprime-borrowers-and-need-for-small-dollar-and-payday-loans
CHALLENGES FACING RURAL TOWNS
http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/rural-towns-banking-more-just-farming-survive
WEAK NEW BUSINESS FORMATION IN ALL BUT AMERICA'S LARGEST CITIES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/22/a-very-bad-sign-for-all-but-americas-biggest-cities/
HOW WELFARE REFORM FAILED
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/moneybox/2016/06/how_welfare_reform_failed.html
AMERICANS OVERESTIMATE THE FREQUENCY OF CRIME
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/07/psychology-why-americans-afraid-low-crime-levels.html?mid=full-rss-scienceofus
WHY IS NEW YORK SO MUCH SAFER THAN CHICAGO?
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/07/why-is-new-york-so-much-safer-than-chicago.html?mid=full-rss-scienceofus
DOWNTOWNS VS BIG BOXES AND MALLS
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/7/13/the-shopping-mall-death-spiral
BIG BOX RETAIL, SALES TAXES, AND CITIES
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/7/22/big-boxes-and-sales-tax
COST OF END OF LIFE CARE
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2016/07/an-update-on-costs-of-end-of-life-care.html?m=1
LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT THE RESULT OF BAD LUCK
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/22/why-getting-stuck-without-a-job-is-mostly-a-matter-of-bad-luck/
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
THE SCIENCE OF TOUCH
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/16/what-the-science-of-touch-says-about-us
A ROBOT TEACHES KIDS TO CODE
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/16/sphero-teaches-kids-to-code
Monday, July 18, 2016
ST. HELENA LEVEE
https://californiawaterblog.com/2016/07/17/st-helena-california-dealing-with-a-field-of-dreams-levee-residual-risk-and-a-flood-of-controversy/
Sunday, July 17, 2016
NEVADA UNDERMINES SOLAR
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_juice/2016/01/solarcity_and_vivint_pulled_out_of_nevada_is_solar_power_losing_at_the_state.html
PROBLEMS IN PEER TO PEER LENDING
http://www.moneyandbanking.com/commentary/2016/5/23/the-even-cloudier-future-of-peer-to-peer-lending
HALF OF AMERICANS CAN'T COVER A $400 EXPENSE
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/25/the-shocking-number-of-americans-who-cant-cover-a-400-expense/
SHORTAGE OF MANUFACTURING JOBS
http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/06/the-surprising-problem-with-us-manufacturing-its-creating-too-many-jobs/486695/
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF REVENGE
http://qz.com/733447/psychology-can-help-us-understand-the-warped-logic-of-revenge/
JOBS WOULD HELP LOW INCOME AMERICANS THE MOST
http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2016/06/what-would-help-low-income-households.html?m=1
Saturday, July 16, 2016
SCALING UP AFFORDABLE HOUSING
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/6/13/achieving-scale-in-affordable-housing
POLICE LEGITIMACY AND CRIME
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/15/the-unexpected-way-the-ferguson-effect-might-be-causing-more-murder/
KATRINA REFUGEE OUTCOMES
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/24/starting-over-dept-of-social-studies-malcolm-gladwell
BODY CAMERAS DON'T AFFECT LEVELS OF VIOLENCE
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/16/it-turns-out-the-most-hyped-solution-for-police-brutality-doesnt-work/
WHY NOT MORE JOB TRAINING?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/business/economy/job-training-can-work-so-why-isnt-there-more-of-it.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0&referer=
WHY UTAH IS GROWING
https://blog.mysidewalk.com/why-utah-is-growing-faster-than-everywhere-else-68922d20eec6#.zi37ae54e
TRANSIT AND JOBS IN MILWAUKEE
https://blog.mysidewalk.com/moving-in-milwaukee-the-impact-of-accessible-transit-on-jobs-9d2a89f6fbb2#.qm013kchx
AIRPORT SECURITY CHALLENGES
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/01/world/airport-security-around-the-world.html
CHILD CARE WORKERS UNDERPAID
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/11/the-people-taking-care-of-our-kids-live-in-poverty/
HOUSING INSECURITY AMONG LOW INCOME RENTERS
http://housingperspectives.blogspot.com/2016/07/addressing-housing-insecurity-of-low.html?m=1
MAKING STREETS SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/7/12/ways-to-make-streets-safer-pedestrians
SHOULD YOU INVEST IN LAND?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/upshot/why-land-may-not-be-the-smartest-place-to-put-your-nest-egg.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=
Friday, July 15, 2016
HOW ISLAM CREATED EUROPE
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/how-islam-created-europe/476388/
THE LEADERSHIP INDUSTRY
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/our-dangerous-leadership-obsession
Thursday, July 14, 2016
EQUIVOCATION THEORY
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/07/when-dodging-questions-makes-you-seem-more-trustworthy.html?mid=full-rss-scienceofus
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
PUERTO RICO"S DEBT CRISIS
http://amp.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2016/07/how_puerto_rico_beat_the_hedge_funds.html
MILITANT WHITE PRIEST ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/chicagos-political-priest
MAKING ALCOHOL MORE EXPENSIVE REDUCES CRIME
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/07/theres-an-easy-way-to-reduce-violent-crime.html?mid=full-rss-scienceofus
Monday, July 11, 2016
A NEW GENERATION OF AIRSHIPS
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/a-new-generation-of-airships-is-born
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENT
http://jamesclear.com/power-of-environment?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
Sunday, July 10, 2016
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PEANUTS
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/11/the-exemplary-narcissism-of-snoopy/407827/
IF YOU'RE NOT PARANOID YOU'RE CRAZY
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/11/if-youre-not-paranoid-youre-crazy/407833/
DRONE DEFENSE
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/11/playing-defense-against-the-drones/407851/
BILL GATES ON ENERGY
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/11/we-need-an-energy-miracle/407881/
WHY BOND YIELDS ARE SO LOW
http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/bond-yields-are-just-so-damn-low-what-is-that-telling-us/
REDOING DOWNTOWN LA
http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/07/07-reimagination-downtown-los-angeles-hanna-altman
THE VALUE OF AVERAGES
http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2016/07/07--really-end-average-mohammed
IMPLICATIONS OF AMERICA'S FALLING BIRTH RATE
http://www.newgeography.com/content/005316-the-meaning-baby-bust
Friday, July 8, 2016
BOOK : NONSENSE
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0385348371/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467991255&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=nonsense+book&dpPl=1&dpID=41DKChBrg7L&ref=plSrch
THE CASE FOR UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/20/why-dont-we-have-universal-basic-income
Thursday, July 7, 2016
BOOK : DOOR TO DOOR
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062372076/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467947812&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=door+to+door+book&dpPl=1&dpID=51jIiP5RWRL&ref=plSrch
BOOK : AMERICAN AMNESIA
https://www.amazon.com/American-Amnesia-Government-America-Prosper/dp/1451667825
WHY AMERICA'S MEN AREN'T WORKING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/20/why-americas-men-arent-working/
BAD DECISIONS UNDER AMBIGUOUS CONDITIONS
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/10/importance-of-dealing-with-ambiguity.html
DC'S CRAZY PRE-KINDERGARTEN LOTTERY
https://www.washingtonian.com/2014/03/24/how-not-to-get-your-kid-into-kindergarten/?Src=longreads
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS OFTEN RECEIVE INADEQUATE TRAINING
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/06/22/482768041/the-problem-with-teaching-preschool-teachers
Sunday, July 3, 2016
WHY MIDDLE MANAGERS MATTER
https://flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/building-a-better-hierarchy-why-middle-managers-matter/
HOMEOSTASIS LIMITS CHANGE
https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2016/06/why-do-we-backslide-on-our-goals/
THE FOUR KEYS TO JOB HAPPINESS
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-ways-companies-can-increase-happiness-levels-of-employees-in-order-to-boost-performance/answer/Raj-Raghunathan
HOW WELL DO YOU HANDLE UNCERTAINTY?
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/12/this-quiz-shows-how-well-you-handle-uncertainty.html
Saturday, July 2, 2016
SOLDIER VS SCOUT MENTALITY
http://www.ted.com/talks/julia_galef_why_you_think_you_re_right_even_if_you_re_wrong
JOB STABILITY IS AN OLDER WORKER PROBLEM
http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-fallacy-of-job-insecurity/amp#
WHY READ LITERARY FICTION
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/prime-your-gray-cells/201606/what-you-read-matters-more-you-might-think
WHY MILLENIALS LIVE AT HOME
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/30/the-real-reason-so-many-millennials-are-living-at-home/
Friday, July 1, 2016
THE ECONOMICS OF EVICTIONS
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/07/evicted-poverty-and-profit-in-the-american-city-matthew-desmond-review?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
THE TRADEOFFS OF PARKING SPACES
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-tradeoffs-of-parking-spots.html?m=1
THE COST OF UNIVERSAL SECTION 8 VOUCHERS
http://amp.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2016/07/it_s_time_for_universal_housing_vouchers.html
PUERTO RICO'S UNDERLYING ISSUES
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/puerto-rico-debt-crisis/397241/?utm_source=feed
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
EVOLUTION OF SECTION 8
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/15/how-section-8-became-a-racial-slur/
Saturday, June 25, 2016
CATERNARY POWER LINES COULD DRIVE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
http://qz.com/714381/siemens-says-it-can-power-unlimited-range-electric-trucks-using-a-150-year-old-technology/
RESILIENCE REQUIRES BREAKS
https://hbr.org/2016/06/resilience-is-about-how-you-recharge-not-how-you-endure
GREEN STORMWATER CONTROL IN DETROIT
http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2016/06/detroit-vacant-lots-gardens-stormwater/488342/
FREEZING RENTS ON SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/22/seattle-may-finally-have-found-a-way-to-stop-an-outrageous-practice-by-landlords/
DISTRACTIONS CAUSE ACCIDENTS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/23/there-are-more-dangerous-things-to-do-while-driving-than-using-your-phone/
Thursday, June 23, 2016
BOOK : EVENTIDE
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0375725768/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=GBK4YRMM8SXB6ZD8K62Z
Saturday, June 18, 2016
ZIP CODE VS METRO LEVEL SECTION 8 VOUCHERS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/17/the-big-change-that-will-help-poor-people-move-to-wealthy-neighborhoods/
KANSAS VS CALIFORNIA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/17/one-state-raised-taxes-the-other-cut-them-guess-which-one-is-in-recession/
Friday, June 17, 2016
WALKABILITY IS A PREMIUM GOOD
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/06/in-the-us-walkability-is-a-premium-good/487319/
EASIER TO BUY AN ASSAULT WEAPON THAN OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/17/its-easier-to-buy-an-assault-weapon-than-open-a-bank-account-really/
HOW IS GDP CALCULATED?
https://m.mic.com/articles/14943/gdp-and-the-us-economy-3-ways-to-measure-economic-production#.lgQmMmqld
BOOK : FATES AND FURIES
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1594634475/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1466187833&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=fates+and+furies&dpPl=1&dpID=61S1x2qa8fL&ref=plSrch
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
BOOK : THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICAN GROWTH
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-American-Growth-Princeton/dp/0691147728
Saturday, June 4, 2016
THE GRAYING OF RURAL AMERICA
The Graying of Rural America http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/485159/
TEXAS VS CALIFORNIA
Texas is the new California, But it won't last http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/5/31/texas-is-the-new-california-but-it-wont-last
INCLUSIONARY ZONING DOES NOT DRIVE UP THE COST OF HOUSING
Inclusionary Zoning Does Not Drive Up Housing Costs http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/06/what-we-know-about-inclusionary-zoning-thus-far/485072/
PEAK POPULATION OVER TIME
The places in America that already have their best days behind them http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2016/06/01/when-every-place-in-the-u-s-hit-its-peak/
RISE IN HOUSING COSTS SHIFTING LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/485330/
BEAVERS REBUILDING WATERSHEDS
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_original_geo-engineers_how_to_save_the_iconic_west_from_the_cow_2014073?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Truthdig+Truthdig%253A+Drilling+Beneath+the+Headlines
CITIES WHERE POOR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE EXPANDING FASTEST
http://www.businessinsider.com/concentrated-poverty-in-america-2014-8?op=1
IS SHAREHOLDER VALUE BAD FOR BUSINESS?
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/08/02/shareholder-value-bad-for-business/3O4MYxjWgmJ2DOPwkeYxyN/story.html?src=longreads
VALLEY FEVER
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/the-mysterious-fungus-infecting-the-american-southwest/375191/
FRACKING AND EARTHQUAKES IN TEXAS
http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2014/may/earthquakes-and-the-texas-miracle?src=longreads&single=1
HEALTH CARE REVOLUTION IN MARYLAND
http://www.businessinsider.com/maryland-health-care-revolution-2014-8?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29
THE LIMITS OF ANESTHESIA
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/01/awakening/309188/?single_page=true?Src=longreads
SOME MALLS ARE THRIVING
http://www.newgeography.com/content/004947-malls-aren-t-dying-they-re-thriving
DO BANKS BENEFIT FROM RISING INTEREST RATES?
http://www.moneyandbanking.com/commentary/2015/10/5/banks-and-interest-rates-be-careful-what-you-wish-for
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT LIMITS PAYDAY LENDING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/09/08/what-happens-when-the-government-limits-payday-lending/
STOPPING MASS SHOOTINGS
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/09/mass-shootings-threat-assessment-shooter-fbi-columbine?src=longreads
OPTIMISM AND POLITICS
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/opinion/sunday/when-did-optimism-become-uncool.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits&referer=
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
BOOK : WHY INTELLIGENCE FAILS
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Intelligence-Fails-Revolution-Security/dp/0801478065
Sunday, May 22, 2016
IMPROVING TRUCK AND BUS EFFICIENCY
http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2016/05/sustainable-trucks-buses-fuel-efficiency-in-transportation/471621/
INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS
http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2016/05/20-infrastructure-jobs-gap-kane-tomer?rssid=LatestFromBrookings
Sunday, May 15, 2016
WHICH NEIGHBORHOODS WIN BY BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING?
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/05/which-neighborhoods-win-by-building-affordable-housing/481209/
WALMART OUTSOURCES ITS SECURITY TO LOCAL POLICE
http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2016/public-safety/walmart-police/?src=longreads
Saturday, May 14, 2016
LOW WAGE MANUFACTURING JOBS
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/05/manufacturing-public-assistance/482592/
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
THE SUGAR CONSPIRACY
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
REBUILDING FISHERIES
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2016/04/19/how-dwindling-fish-stocks-got-a-reprieve/?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=
Saturday, April 30, 2016
BOOK : MOVE
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0393246809/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1462045481&sr=1-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=move&dpPl=1&dpID=51JkEEF%2BuYL&ref=plSrch
Friday, April 29, 2016
NOT SLEEPING IS STUPID
https://m.signalvnoise.com/being-tired-isn-t-a-badge-of-honor-fa6d4c8cff4e#.e7j6fujyh
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FIXING
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/18/inside-americas-infrastructure-problem?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
WATER SHORTAGES LEADING TO GLOBAL UNREST
https://www.revealnews.org/article/were-running-out-of-water-and-the-worlds-powers-are-very-worried/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
HOUSTON IMPROVES ITS BUS SYSTEM
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/4/28/why-houston-is-back-on-the-bus
Thursday, April 28, 2016
MANUFACTURING JOBS ARE NOT COMING BACK
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/the-impossibility-of-reviving-american-manufacturing/479661/
HOW THE TOP 20 PERCENT LIVE
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/opinion/campaign-stops/how-the-other-fifth-lives.html?login=email&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region&_r=2&mtrref=undefined&assetType=opinion&referer=
Sunday, April 24, 2016
UNIVERSITIES AS DRIVERS OF REGIONAL GROWTH
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/cities-colleges-akron-polymers/472881/
SUBPRIME AUTO LOANS
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/04/car-subprime-bubble-auto-loans-credit-acceptance-don-foss?src=longreads
EVICTIONS AND POVERTY
http://www.npr.org/2016/03/29/471347542/living-from-rent-to-rent-tenants-on-the-edge-of-eviction?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
CHRONIC DISEASES AND THE HOMELESS
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/03/homeless-patients/475830/
Saturday, April 23, 2016
BEDBUG GENOME SEQUENCED
http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2016/02/scientists-have-sequenced-the-bedbug-genome-and-we-are-one-step-closer-to-destroying-them-forever/459966/
TEXAS DEFIES FAIR HOUSING RULES
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/02/texas-fair-housing-midlothian-supreme-court/458919/
RETAIL RETURN POLICIES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/01/22/the-surprising-psychology-of-shoppers-and-return-policies/
SUBWAY CAR DESIGN
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2016/02/subways_should_have_open_gangway_cars_why_does_the_u_s_resist_it.html
WHAT A NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS TO BE WALKABLE
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/4/18/3-things-a-neighborhood-needs-to-be-truly-walkable
SAVING CRANBERRIES
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2016/04/17/ocean-spray-cranberry-business/?src=longreads
Thursday, April 21, 2016
BOOK : WHY PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD BE FREE
http://www.amazon.com/Public-Higher-Education-Should-Free/dp/081356123X
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
PROTEIN AND OBESITY
http://www.science20.com/deconstructing_obesity/the_protein_leverage_hypothesis-156539
Monday, April 18, 2016
BOOK : THE ROCKS
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1594633312/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1461015632&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=the+rocks+peter+nichols&dpPl=1&dpID=51r4MdBBK1L&ref=plSrch
Sunday, April 17, 2016
MASS INCARCERATION IN SMALL COUNTIES
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-rise-of-1000-small-jails/475260/
HEROIN EPIDEMIC IN MANATEE COUNTY
http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/the-fire-inside-manatee-county-finds-itself-at-the-epicenter-of-a-heroin/2271225?src=longreads
MISREPRESENTING LOCAL FOOD
http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2016/food/farm-to-fable/restaurants/?src=longreads
Saturday, April 16, 2016
THE HIGH COST OF BEING POOR
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/30/its-getting-more-expensive-to-be-poor/
PRODUCTIVITY GAINS IN SHALE OIL
http://econbrowser.com/archives/2016/04/productivity-gains-in-u-s-shale-oil
TOO MANY WORKERS, SOLUTION INFRASTRUCTURE
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/04/the-world-has-too-many-workers-government-spending-to-the-rescue/
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE GROWTH
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/how-can-a-jobs-recovery-so-historic-be-so-disappointing/476916/
HOW TAX PREPARERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POOR
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/eict-tax-prep/478305/
COAL IS A ZOMBIE INDUSTRY
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_juice/2016/04/the_u_k_is_quitting_coal_poorer_countries_aren_t.html
LUCK AND GRATITUDE
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/why-luck-matters-more-than-you-might-think/476394/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AtlanticBusinessChannel+%28The+Atlantic+-+Business%29
CENSORSHIP ON THE INTERNET
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11387934/internet-moderator-history-youtube-facebook-reddit-censorship-free-speech
CORPORATE ISOLATIONISM IN THE SUBURBS
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/stuck-in-1950s-suburbia/?Src=longreads
WHY AMERICA UNDERSPENDS ON INFRASTRUCTURE
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/18/inside-americas-infrastructure-problem
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Saturday, April 9, 2016
SUPERMARKETS AND MILLENIALS
http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2016/04/supermarkets-have-a-millennial-problem-and-suburbia-is-to-blame/476937/
Friday, April 8, 2016
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Friday, April 1, 2016
WHY PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY
http://qz.com/647197/almost-everyone-who-is-unhappy-with-life-is-unhappy-for-the-same-reasons/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
Thursday, March 31, 2016
BOOK : THE ORGANIZED MIND
http://www.amazon.com/The-Organized-Mind-Thinking-Information/dp/052595418X
Saturday, March 26, 2016
ARE HIGH DEDUCTIBLES A GOOD THING?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoodman/2016/03/07/are-high-deductibles-a-good-thing-part-i/#65962d4e1013
MOVING FROM PUBLIC HOUSING IMPROVES CHILDRENS' OUTCOMES
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/upshot/growing-up-in-a-bad-neighborhood-does-more-harm-than-we-thought.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0&referer=
Thursday, March 24, 2016
BOOK : BRINGING NATURE HOME
http://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Nature-Home-Wildlife-Expanded/dp/0881929921
Monday, March 21, 2016
DEPARTMENT STORES FIGHT BACK
http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/whats-next-for-the-american-department-store?src=longreads&utm_content=buffer2f4a1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Sunday, March 20, 2016
THE COMING COLLAPSE IN SAUDI ARABIA
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/02/saudi-arabia-collapse/463212/
PRODUCTIVITY DECOUPLED FROM INCOME
https://hbr.org/2016/03/economic-growth-isnt-over-but-it-doesnt-create-jobs-like-it-used-to
Saturday, March 19, 2016
THE AFTERMATH OF HEALTH CARE ERRORS
http://www.vox.com/2016/3/15/11157552/medical-errors-stories-mistakes?src=longreads
THE RISE IN EVICTIONS
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2016/03/an_interview_with_matthew_desmond_on_evicted_his_book_about_the_eviction.html
WHO LIKES COMMUTING?
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/a-mystery-the-people-who-enjoy-commuting/474138/
Friday, March 18, 2016
HOW HIGH END HOUSING HELPS LOW INCOME TENANTS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/12/the-poor-are-better-off-when-we-build-more-housing-for-the-rich/
BOOK : PHISHING FOR PHOOLS
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0691168318/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1458333569&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=phishing+for+phools
BOOK : RECLAIMING CONVERSATION
http://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Conversation-Power-Talk-Digital/dp/1594205558
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
ARE POOR WHITES VICTIMS?
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/432796/working-class-whites-have-moral-responsibilities-defense-kevin-williamson
Monday, March 14, 2016
PLANNING FOR DISASTERS
http://qz.com/638173/dont-fixate-on-things-you-cant-know-everyday-business-lessons-from-disaster-response-experts/
Sunday, March 13, 2016
RESTORING THE EVERGLADES
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/19/466582238/once-parched-floridas-everglades-finds-its-flow-again?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
THE ART OF IGNORING THE IRRELEVANT
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/03/dont-think-about-a-polar-bear/472581/
THE GREAT SALT LAKE IS DRYING UP
http://inhabitat.com/the-great-salt-lake-is-heading-the-way-of-the-dodo/
THE CASE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2016/03/insights-on-infrastructure.html?m=1
Saturday, March 12, 2016
THE DOWNSIDE TO LITHIUM BATTERIES
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/the-path-to-lithium-batteries-friend-or-foe.html
ARE ELECTRIC CARS GREEN?
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/01/19/tesla-motors-dirty-little-secret-is-a-major-proble.aspx
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
BOOK : LOS ANGELES
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0520260155/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1457482389&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=los+angeles+banham
BOOK : SUPERFORECASTING
http://www.amazon.com/Superforecasting-The-Art-Science-Prediction/dp/0804136696
Sunday, March 6, 2016
FIXING THE EITC FOR CHILDLESS LOW INCOME ADULTS
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/03/03/8-Million-Adults-Could-Be-Driven-Poverty-Because-They-Have-Job?utm_campaign=548f5168cb03a93709042da0&utm_source=boomtrain&utm_medium=email&bt_alias=eyJ1c2VySWQiOiJhOWIxYzY3NC03MTRmLTQ0OTMtODU5NC04YzhiMTdhMmVmNDcifQ%3D%3D
WHY AMERICANS LIKE AMATEUR PRESIDENTS
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/11/amateurs-in-the-oval-office/407830/
WHAT'S WRONG WITH TIPPING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/18/i-dare-you-to-read-this-and-still-feel-ok-about-tipping-in-the-united-states/
BEHIND THE OIL GLUT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/17/how-the-worlds-great-oil-powers-became-so-powerless/
DESIGNING EFFECTIVE COMPENSATION SYSTEMS
https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2016/02/ken-iverson-incentive-systems/
WHO PAYS FOR RECLAMATION WHEN COAL COMPANIES FAIL?
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/29/468577856/when-coal-companies-fail-who-pays-for-the-cleanup?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
PLANNING FOR RISING SEA LEVELS
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/rising-sea-levels/471417/
WHY ORGANIZATOONS FORGET THEIR FAILURES
https://hbr.org/2016/02/why-organizations-forget-what-they-learn-from-failures
DEVELOPING THE HIGH GROUND IN MIAMI
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/taking-the-high-ground-and-developing-it/472326/
Saturday, March 5, 2016
HOUSING CONSTRAINTS ON GROWTH
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/president-2016-cities-housing/472014/
TOUGH TIMES FOR FARMERS
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/03/468887506/with-economy-stuck-in-the-mud-farmers-sink-deeper-into-debt?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
AMERICA'S RETIREMENT CRISIS
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bills/2016/03/retirement_for_americans_is_getting_even_scarier_the_candidates_need_to.html
Friday, March 4, 2016
GHOST TENANTS IN NEW YORK CITY' S PUBLIC HOUSING
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2016/03/new_york_city_public_housing_could_have_more_than_100_000_ghost_tenants.single.html
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
A SAFE PLACE FOR HEROIN USERS
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/01/468572534/bostons-heroin-users-will-soon-get-a-safer-place-to-be-high?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Monday, February 29, 2016
EATING HERRING
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/02/29/467954091/herring-headache-the-big-obstacles-to-eating-small-fish-in-california?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Sunday, February 28, 2016
HOW PREDATORS INFLUENCE ECOSYSTEMS
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/nothing-to-fear-except-fear-itself-wolves-and-bears/470532/
OREGON'S TIERED MINIMUM WAGE
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/oregon-minimum-wage/470460/
AMERICANS WANT WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/2/12/americans-want-walkable-neighborhoods
WALKABILITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/2/23/want-community-build-walkability
HOW GERMS TRAVEL ON AIRPLANES AND HOW TO STOP THEM
http://www.ted.com/talks/raymond_wang_how_germs_travel_on_planes_and_how_we_can_stop_them
AMENITIES ARE DRIVING POPULATION GROWTH IN DOWNTOWNS
http://www.citylab.com/work/2016/02/urban-revival-america-college-educated-2000-2010/470415/
Saturday, February 27, 2016
SMUGGLING CACTI
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/cactus-thieves/470070/?src=longreads
THE RISE AND FALL OF ATLANTIC CITY
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/25/468114845/going-for-broke-atlantic-city-falls-on-hard-times?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
HOW CITIES SHAPE EPIDEMICS
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/02/urbanization-pandemic-excerpt/470214/
BUDGET WOES IN SAN JOSE
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/budget-woes-in-one-of-americas-wealthiest-cities/470877/
NURSING HOME EVICTIONS
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/25/467958665/nursing-home-evictions-strand-the-disabled-in-costly-hospitals?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
THE HUMAN POTENTIAL WASTED ON COMMUTES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/25/how-much-of-your-life-youre-wasting-on-your-commute/
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
THE BENEFITS OF INTENTIONAL IGNORANCE
http://99u.com/workbook/52254/information-overload-embrace-intentional-ignorance
WORKING IN HOLLYWOOD
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/01/why-everybody-should-work-in-hollywood.html
Sunday, February 21, 2016
INVISIBLE SPECIAL EFFECTS
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/what-to-watch/invisible-special-effects-beauty-photoshop/
Friday, February 12, 2016
BOOK : $2.00 A DAY: LIVING ON ALMOST NOTHING IN AMERICA
http://www.amazon.com/2-00-Day-Living-Nothing-America/dp/0544303180
BOOK : THE WILLPOWER INSTINCT
http://www.amazon.com/The-Willpower-Instinct-Self-Control-Matters/dp/1583335080
Saturday, February 6, 2016
DESALINATION THROUGH WAVE POWER
https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/news/worlds-first-wave-powered-desalination-plant-now-operational-perth
DESALINATION BY SOLAR POWER FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/07/23/3682598/first-commercial-solar-desalination-plant-in-california/
Friday, February 5, 2016
BOOK : THE UNPERSUADABLES
http://www.amazon.com/The-Unpersuadables-Adventures-Enemies-Science/dp/1468308181
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Monday, January 18, 2016
TURNING AROUND UNITED AIRLINES
http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-united-airlines-struggles/?src=longreads
THE COASTS DOMINATE US PROPERTY VALUES
http://metrocosm.com/new-york-city-property-values-in-perspective/
THE TRIALS OF ALICE GOFFMAN
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/magazine/the-trials-of-alice-goffman.html?src=longreads&_r=0&referer=
Sunday, January 17, 2016
HOW GERMS TRAVEL ON AIRPLANES
http://www.ted.com/talks/raymond_wang_how_germs_travel_on_planes_and_how_we_can_stop_them
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE AMERICAN LAWN
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/08/the-american-lawn-a-eulogy/402745/
Saturday, January 16, 2016
WHY IS THE LABOR PARTICIPATION RATE FALLING?
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2016/01/why-do-people-say-they-arent-in-labor.html?m=1
FIGHTING FOR A DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD
http://m.metrotimes.com/detroit/how-one-mans-fight-for-his-detroit-neighborhood-went-viral/Content?oid=2390028
WHAT MAKES A PRODUCTIVE PLACE?
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/1/12/whats-a-productive-place
THE FUTILITY OF WIDENING FREEWAYS
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/1/12/the-futility-of-widening
BETTER PARKING INCREASES DRIVING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/15/the-problem-with-parking/
AMERICA'S NEXT BOOM CITIES
http://www.newgeography.com/content/005145-americas-next-boom-towns-regions-watch-2016
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
BOOK: STUDY IN PERFECT
http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Association-Programs-Creative-Nonfiction/dp/0820347124
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
10 TRAFFIC MYTHS
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/12/10-tired-traffic-myths-that-didnt-get-a-rest-in-2015/422274/
AGING AND VACANT HOMES IN JAPAN
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/12/what-the-us-needs-to-know-about-japans-vacant-property-crisis/422349/
WHERE DO GUNS USED IN CRIME COME FROM?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/29/where-guns-used-in-crimes-come-from/
FANNIE AND FREDDIE SYNTHETIC CDOS
http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2015/12/a-tentative-two-cheers-for-fannie-and-freddie-cdos.html
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