Archive for January, 2013

Can Social Media Sell Soap? – NYTimes.com

Monday, January 7th, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/opinion/sunday/can-social-media-sell-soap.html

Alexander Leaf Dies at 92 – Linked Diet and Health – NYTimes.com

Monday, January 7th, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/us/alexander-leaf-dies-at-92-linked-diet-and-health.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&seid=auto

In Fields and Markets, Guatemalans Feel Squeeze of Biofuel Demand – NYTimes.com

Monday, January 7th, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/science/earth/in-fields-and-markets-guatemalans-feel-squeeze-of-biofuel-demand.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&seid=auto&pagewanted=all

Overarching Problems » American Scientist

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

How the keystone “motif” is used in contexts other than construction (e.g. Penn state logo)

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/overarching-problems November-December 2012
Volume 100, Number 6
Page: 458
DOI: 10.1511/2012.99.458
Overarching Problems
Keystones, whether employed to complete an arch or as a metaphor, require care in their use
Henry Petroski

The Information Paradox » American Scientist

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

References Gleick’s The Information
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/2012/6/the-information-paradox

Ex-Officer Is First in C.I.A. to Face Prison for a Leak – NYTimes.com

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/us/former-cia-officer-is-the-first-to-face-prison-for-a-classified-leak.html?hp&_r=0&pagewanted=all

The Least Stressful Jobs Of 2013 – Forbes

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

most v least stressful : military v academia :
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/01/03/the-most-stressful-jobs-of-2013/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/01/03/the-least-stressful-jobs-of-2013/

The Least Stressful Jobs Of 2013 – Forbes

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/01/03/the-least-stressful-jobs-of-2013/

Free exchange: Game, set and match | The Economist

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

2012 econ nobel for creating efficient markets & prices where none existed
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21564836-alvin-roth-and-lloyd-shapley-have-won-year%E2%80%99s-nobel-economics

BBC – Future Quantified self: The tech-based route to a better life?

Saturday, January 5th, 2013

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130102-self-track-route-to-a-better-life/print