Dan Ariely on Divorce

Q: Why is the divorce rate so high?


Dan: In is hard to imagine we can be happy with any decision even a year down the line, much less 10, 20 or even 50 years later.  Frankly, I am amazed by how low the divorce rate is.

World's Economic Center of Gravity

http://www.businessinsider.com/economic-center-of-gravity-map-2013-11

Why Are So Many Koreans Called Kim

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/09/economist-explains-5

Forecasters Turn to the Wisdom of the Crowd

http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-intelligence-community-explores-more-rigorous-ways-to-forecast-events-1409937859

Simple is Better for Happiness

A new study finds that the older people get, the more happiness ordinary experiences deliver.


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/30/your-money/affixing-more-value-to-the-ordinary-experiences-of-life.html?_r=0

Is Lobbying Effective?

http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/08/26/top-tier/?utm_source=American+League+of+Lobbyists&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4609599_ICYMI+%2379+-+9%2f5%2f2014&dm_i=1RTI,2QSSF,AAXVMU,9ZU40,1

How Pollution Travels Through World's Oceans

http://www.businessinsider.com/here-is-how-pollution-travels-through-the-worlds-oceans-2014-9