Monday, December 31, 2018

THE TICKING TIME BOMB FOR SUBURBAN RETAIL

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/03/a-ticking-time-bomb-for-suburban-retail/554882/

THE LINK BETWEEN POVERTY AND PRISON

https://qz.com/1233966/new-data-clearly-illustrate-the-poverty-to-prison-pipeline/

HOW TO BE BETTER AT UNCERTAINTY

https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/how-to-be-better-at-uncertainty.html

BUSY STREETS VERSUS BROKEN WINDOWS

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/03/want-to-fight-crime-plant-some-flowers-with-your-neighbor/556271/

BOOK: OLIVE KITTERIDGE

Strout, Elizabeth

DO SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS WORK?

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/12/subsidized-employment-two-randomized-us.html?m=1

NATURAL GAS SURPASSES COAL

https://ritholtz.com/2018/12/nat-gas-surpasses-coal/

SUBSTANDARD MILITARY HOUSING

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-developer-special-report/special-report-as-their-landlord-profits-soldiers-battle-unsafe-army-homes-idUSKCN1OQ0VO?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

LIFELINE PHONE SERVICE

https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/fcc-lifeline-reform-proposal.html

RETAIL LIMPS

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/12/2018-retail-apocalypse-online-shopping-charts-maps/579112/

Sunday, December 30, 2018

GUN VIOLENCE MAP

https://www.thetrace.org/features/gun-violence-interactive-shootings-map/

CONFLICT BETWEEN SURFACE AND MINERAL RIGHTS OWNERS IN WEST VIRGINIA

https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/wva

NETWORKS AND SUCCESS

http://behavioralscientist.org/the-2-million-urinal-why-hard-work-doesnt-cut-it/

IS THE UNIVERSE KIND OR HOSTILE?

https://ofdollarsanddata.com/kind-or-hostile/

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION STATISTICS

https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/illegal-immigration-statistics/

NO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CRISIS

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/us-illegal-border-crossings-analysis-trump-migrants

Saturday, December 29, 2018

CALIFORNIA MIGRATION

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-census-migration-20181221-story.html

Thursday, December 27, 2018

BOOK: HOUSE TREE PERSON

McPherson. Catriona

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Sunday, December 23, 2018

BOOK: WARLIGHT

Ondaajte, Michael

Saturday, December 22, 2018

BOOK: HOMEGOING

Gyasi,  Yaa

Friday, December 21, 2018

BATS AND VIRUSES

https://www.biographic.com/posts/sto/the-reservoir?src=longreads

Thursday, December 20, 2018

FRAUDULENT TACTICS ON AMAZON MARKETPLACE

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/12/fraudulent_tact.html

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

THE USED CLOTHING TRADE WITH MEXICO

https://www.vox.com/2018/3/13/17082288/used-clothing-mexico-goodwill

WHY WILLPOWER IS OVERRATED

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/15/16863374/willpower-overrated-self-control-psychology

A CAP AND TRADE SYSTEM FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/12/cap-and-trade-solve-low-income-housing-mount-laurel-doctrine/578335/

HOW TO FIX THE SIDEWALK PROBLEM

https://www.curbed.com/2018/2/7/16980682/city-sidewalk-repair-future-walking-neighborhood

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

RENOVATING VACANT HOUSING IN LOUISVILLE

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/22/a-vision-for-vacant-properties

TURNOVER AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2018/12/affordable-housing-rent-regulation-turnover/578227/

THE SPACING EFFECT

https://fs.blog/2018/12/spacing-effect/

CAN RV SALES PREDICT RECESSIONS?

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2018/12/recreational-vehicle-sales-as-recession-indicator

Monday, December 17, 2018

SEAGRASS CARBON SINK

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/16/676913451/deep-seagrass-bed-could-stall-climate-change-if-climate-change-doesnt-kill-it-fi

TRANSIT DEATH SPIRALS

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2018/11/18/fare-hikes-and-service-cuts-and-death-spirals-oh-my/

THE FORGETTING CURVE

https://qz.com/1213768/the-forgetting-curve-explains-why-humans-struggle-to-memorize/

BOOK: SACRED HUNGER

Unsworth,  Barry

WHY SOME PEOPLE SEARCH FOR THE BEST

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/12/12/18112538/best-search-choices-psychology-barry-schwartz

Sunday, December 16, 2018

THE FUTILITY OF WIDENING HIGHWAYS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/21/the-futility-of-widening-round-2

PEDESTRIAN DEATHS

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/01/590022679/why-pedestrian-deaths-are-at-a-33-year-high-and-how-to-prevent-them

RICE FARMERS GROW BUGS FOR SALMON

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/03/07/590329976/a-floating-fillet-rice-farmers-hunt-bugs-to-replenish-california-s-salmon

Saturday, December 15, 2018

GETTING OVER THE HORROR OF THE SAME OLD THING

https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/getting-over-the-horror-of-the-same-old-thing/

KNOWLEDGE, IGNORANCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/opinion/skepticism-philosophy-climate-change.html

HOW TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/11/26/heres-how-to-build-a-parking-ramp

SAN FRANCISCO TO ELIMINATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT

https://qz.com/1477660/san-francisco-prepares-to-be-the-first-major-city-to-nix-parking-requirements/

PERMITTING APARTMENTS IN SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS

https://slate.com/business/2018/12/oregon-is-looking-at-ending-single-family-zoning.html

DID UBER STEAL GOOGLE'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/did-uber-steal-googles-intellectual-property/amp

CRYPTOCURRENCY BOOM AND BUST

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/the-prophets-of-cryptocurrency-survey-the-boom-and-bust/amp

RAISED BY YOUTUBE

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/raised-by-youtube/570838/

TEXAS AND H-E-B

https://www.eater.com/2018/12/11/18133776/heb-texas-origin-cult-following

Thursday, December 13, 2018

RENT THE RUNWAY

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/rent-the-runway-wants-to-lend-you-your-look

THE SINCLAIR CONSERVATIVE MEDIA EMPIRE

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/the-growth-of-sinclairs-conservative-media-empire

WHY POLITICAL MODERATES ARE DISAPPEARING

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/the-demise-of-the-moderate-republican

HOW EXTREME WEATHER IS SHRINKING THE PLANET

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/26/how-extreme-weather-is-shrinking-the-planet

THE DEMOCRATS WHITE PEOPLE PROBLEM

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-democrats-white-people-problem/573901/

THE BENEFITS OF A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/attention-please/573904/

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN DICK'S STOPPED SELLING ASSAULT RIFLES

https://www.outsideonline.com/2372881/dicks-sporting-goods-gun-sales

Monday, December 10, 2018

THE REAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN RAGE

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/charles-duhigg-american-anger/576424/

THE RISING TIDE OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

https://longreads.com/2018/11/28/the-rising-tide-of-wrongful-convictions/

THE REALITIES OF KIDNEY FAILURE

https://longreads.com/2018/11/28/the-organ-transplant-story-you-dont-hear/

Sunday, December 9, 2018

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME- LONG TERM TREND

https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2018/12/telescoping-median-household-income.html

HOW MEDICAL SCHOOLS WORK

https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/revolutionandrevelation/76553

SLEEP, ANGER AND ANXIETY

https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/sleep-deprivation-makes-your-anxiety-peak.html

IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSIT IN SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/11/1/putting-our-towns-on-the-path-toward-good-public-transit

PROVING TREATMENT EFFICACY FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

https://longreads.com/2016/09/14/stat/

RANKING US TRANSIT SYSTEMS

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/11/best-transit-american-cities-bus-rail-subway-service/576739/

SLEEP, ANGER AND ANXIETY

https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/sleep-deprivation-makes-your-anxiety-peak.html

AMERICA'S BROKEN GUN REGISTRATION SYSTEM

https://www.gq.com/story/inside-federal-bureau-of-way-too-many-guns

HOW MEDICAL SCHOOLS WORK

https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/revolutionandrevelation/76553

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR BUS DRIVER

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/11/how-to-be-bus-driver-san-francisco-muni-transit-safety/577042/

WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING WITH RETAIL?

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/new-york-city-shows-future-american-retail/577114/

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME- LONG TERM TREND

https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2018/12/telescoping-median-household-income.html

WHY DOCTORS HATE THEIR COMPUTERS

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/why-doctors-hate-their-computers

KARST AND FOREST'S

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-cavernous-world-under-the-woods/

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL AMERICANS LIVE IN CHILD CARE DESERTS

https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/12/child-care-deserts-new-cap-report.html

BLIND TO LUCK

https://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2018/12/blind-to-luck.html

Friday, December 7, 2018

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

WHY ALL NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS LOOK THE SAME

https://www.curbed.com/2018/12/4/18125536/real-estate-modern-apartment-architecture

SHOULD DECIDING NOT TO SHOOT BE GROUNDS FOR FIRING A POLICE OFFICER?

https://features.propublica.org/weirton/police-shooting-lethal-force-cop-fired-west-virginia/

WHY ALL NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS LOOK THE SAME

https://www.curbed.com/2018/12/4/18125536/real-estate-modern-apartment-architecture

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

BOOK: HUMBLE INQUIRY

Schein, Edgar

FIXING CONGRESS

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/john-dingell-how-restore-faith-government/577222/

A SIMPLE FIX FOR NONREPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

https://boingboing.net/2018/12/03/a-seemingly-ingenious-simple.html

Monday, December 3, 2018

BOOK: REDEPLOYMENT

Klay, Phil

HOW TO CREATE SAFER PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS

https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/11/affordable-public-housing-design-crime-safety-research/577009/

Sunday, December 2, 2018

WHAT FILTERING CAN AND CAN'T DO

http://cityobservatory.org/what-filtering-can-and-cant-do/

INSECT EXTINCTION

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/magazine/insect-apocalypse.html

Saturday, December 1, 2018

BOOK: SONG OF THE LARK

Cather,  Willa