52 books and 365 articles: July 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

NONWORKING YOUNG MEN HAPPY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/492890/

Sunday, July 24, 2016

WHY SOME BIG BOX STORES DO WELL

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/482211/

SINGLE OPTION AVERSION

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/pressReleases/2013/July/729Mochon.html

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/

THE LIMITS OF SPEED LIMITS

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/1/19/the-limits-of-speed-limits

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/

DETROIT'S GREEN LIGHT CRIME PROJECT

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/483300/

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

CITY HEAT SINKS

http://qz.com/737167/why-its-so-much-hotter-in-the-city-than-the-countryside/

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

MAKING IT EASIER FOR INMATES TO FIND WORK

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/492215/

MOTIVATION TECHNICS

http://zenhabits.net/experiments/

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

DORMS FOR ADULTS

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/16/the-rise-of-the-co-living-startup

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

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/12/give-smile

HOPE

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/15/rebecca-solnit-hope-in-the-dark-new-essay-embrace-unknown

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

EMPLOYEES WANT QUIET

http://www.citylab.com/amp/article/487367/

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

LIGHT POLLUTION

http://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2016/07/night-moves

SELFISHNESS IS LEARNED

http://m.nautil.us/issue/37/currents/selfishness-is-learned?src=longreads

FOREIGN LANDSCAPING WORKERS

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/490595/

JOB TRAINING FOR THOSE IN POVERTY

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/490586/

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

POSITIVE THINKING VS COLLECTIVE ACTION

http://thebaffler.com/blog/laurie-penny-self-care

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

IS TERRORISM GETTING WORSE?

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/490352/

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

NARRATIVE ARCS

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/490733/

MILITANT WHITE PRIEST ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/chicagos-political-priest

STEM CELL RESEARCH

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/the-stem-cell-scandal

WHAT TRANSIT RIDERS WANT

http://www.citylab.com/amp/article/490913/

INDIANS' DEBT TO BLACK AMERICA

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/9418972.html

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/

BREAKTHROUGH IN MICROBE RESEARCH

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/20/miracle-microbes

JAILHOUSE LAW

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/20/derrick-hamilton-jailhouse-lawyer

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