Sunday, June 30, 2019

A TIMEPASS WORLD

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-timepass-world.html?m=1

THE VALUE OF WALKABILITY

https://www.curbed.com/2019/6/24/18715939/real-estate-development-walkable-urbanism

Saturday, June 29, 2019

GOOD GUY WITH A GUN

https://theconversation.com/how-the-good-guy-with-a-gun-became-a-deadly-american-fantasy-117367

VACCINATING AGAINST FAKE NEWS

https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/cambridge-scientists-create-a-successful-vaccine-against-fake-news

THE FISCAL CASE FOR WALKABILITY

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/26/striding-toward-walkability-5-insights-about-walkable-urban-places

HOW TO ASK FOR HELP

https://www.ted.com/talks/heidi_grant_how_to_ask_for_help_and_get_a_yes?rss=172BB350-0205

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH METRICS

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/06/push-ups-body-weight-bmi/592834/?utm_source=feed

THE RIGHT WAY TO KILL A FISH

https://www.vox.com/videos/2019/6/27/18744387/right-way-kill-fish-ikejime

GERRYMANDERING REFORM TO BE FOUGHT OUT IN THE STATES

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/27/supreme-court-gerrymandering-1385960

WORST COUNTRIES FOR WOMEN

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/worst-countries-for-women

BARRIERS TO KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/6/26/18744536/kidney-transplant-requirements-rules-trump-white-house

GOOGLE'S PLAN TO ADD AFFORDABLE HOUSING

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/21/hey-google-tell-me-how-to-make-bay-area-housing-more-affordable

LOS ANGELES HOMELESS CRISIS

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/06/ls-growing-homelessness-crisis-isnt-2020-issue/592624/?utm_source=feed

YOU CAN'T JUDGE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WITHOUT KNOWING TRANSPORTATION COSTS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/5/1/you-cant-judge-housing-affordability-without-knowing-transportation-costs

TOP REASON FOR CEOS LEAVING IS NOW MISCONDUCT

https://www.npr.org/2019/05/20/725108825/top-reason-for-ceo-departures-among-largest-companies-is-now-misconduct-study-fi?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

HOW AMERICA'S RICHEST TOWNS FIGHT AFFORDABLE HOUSING

https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2019/05/28/how_america039s_richest_towns_fight_affordable_housing_41859.html

THE DECLINE IN CRIME RATE MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY CELL PHONES

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/how-mobile-phones-could-have-changed-the-drug-game/590503/?utm_source=feed

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES

https://randomcriticalanalysis.com/2018/11/19/why-everything-you-know-about-healthcare-is-wrong-in-one-million-charts-a-response-to-noah-smith/

LIFE EXPECTANCY AND DRUGS, CAR ACCIDENTS AND HOMICIDE

https://randomcriticalanalysis.com/2017/05/16/the-explanatory-power-of-drugs-car-accidents-and-homicides-on-us-life-expectancy-gaps/

THE "LAKE EFFECT" SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC PLACES

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/11/lake-effect-shows-importance-of-public-places

HOW SHOULD SUBURBS BE DEFINED?

https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/06/suburbs-definition-census-data-way-of-life/591343/?utm_source=feed

IS THE END OF THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR?

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/20/is-the-end-of-the-single-family-neighborhood-near

COST OF DETAINING ASYLUM SEEKERS

https://boingboing.net/2019/06/24/taxpayers-pay-775-per-child-p.html

HARD LIFE FOR COLLEGE PROFESSORS

https://longreads.com/2019/06/24/how-college-professors-are-fighting-for-their-lives/

BOOK: BEARTOWN

Backman, Fredrik

BOOK: MERCHANTS OF TRUTH

Abramson, Jill

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

FIRST RESPONDER SUICIDE

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2019/6/25/18701253/police-suicide-mental-health-emt-firefighters-first-responders

TOO MANY ROADS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/18/what-does-46-feet-of-road-per-person-look-like

TOO MUCH ROADS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/18/what-does-46-feet-of-road-per-person-look-like

Monday, June 24, 2019

WHAT DO WE DISAGREE ABOUT?

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2019/06/we-agree-on-so-much.html

Monday, June 17, 2019

CALIFORNIA FLOOD MAPS OUT OF DATE

https://californiawaterblog.com/2019/06/16/flood-mapping-in-california-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

Sunday, June 16, 2019

METADATA PROBLEMS IN MUSIC ROYALTIES

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18531476/music-industry-song-royalties-metadata-credit-problems

WHY FAKE NEWS WORKS

https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/a-cognitive-scientist-explains-why-humans-are-so-susceptible-to-fake-news-and-misinformation/

SOME SHRINKING CITIES ARE STILL PROSPEROUS

https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/06/shrinking-cities-map-jobs-income-data-economic-inequality/591586/?utm_source=feed

THE WORLD'S LARGEST CO-LIVING BUILDING IS COMING TO SAN JOSE

https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/06/cohousing-san-jose-room-for-rent-starcity-coliving-housing/590731/?utm_source=feed

RURAL RADIO IS IN TROUBLE

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/06/radio-silence-how-the-disappearance-of-rural-stations-takes-americas-soul-with-them

Monday, June 3, 2019

SO YOU WOULD LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/3/so-youd-like-a-neighborhood-grocery-store