Why Does Cuba Have so Many Doctors?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2007/02/whats_with_all_the_cuban_doctors.html

Quote of the Week: Buying Pricey Food

My father always said, "Health is the most important thing you have in life.  No money in teh world can buy it."  When people tell me, "Organic is so expensive," I always say that I prefer to spend money on food than on the doctor.

-Nora Pouillon in the February 2013 Washingtonian magazine

Fact of the Day: Wine in the US

A recent study of out Michigan State University found that more than 50 percent of the wine sold in the United States is produced, licensed or exclusively imported by three companies: E. & J. Gallo, the Wine Group, and Constellation Brands.  An oligopoly?

Peel off Hundres of Labels, and You'll Find Just a Handful of Companies Behind  Them
by Dave McIntyre
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/wine-choices-are-they-an-illusion/2013/01/18/ba7af9ea-6015-11e2-a389-ee565c81c565_story.html

David Brooks' Course on Humility

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14zUrsmH6eO_i-arEN0zf1LwFID7SoyxkgAo36NUiHp0/pub

Where Should Stores Place Condoms?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22697140

Are too many people photographing their food

Restaurants Turn Camera Shy
by Helene Stapinski
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/dining/restaurants-turn-camera-shy.html?src=dayp&_r=1&pagewanted=all&

America's 50 Most Powerful Foodies

http://www.thedailymeal.com/50-most-powerful-food-folk-america

On Why Human Are Overly Optimistic

This article also has a cool chart on the age at which happiness is at its lowest in different countries.

The Optimism Bias, or Why We Often Think Things Will Turn Out Better Than They Do
by Tali Sharot
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-31/national/36103321_1_divorce-lawyers-divorce-rates-rosy-future