A New Map for America

Should America's map be redrawn?  Is the concept of the 50 states outdated?  Should the map be redrawn to instead include similar regions/clusters?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/opinion/sunday/a-new-map-for-america.html

Does Listening to an Audiobook Have the Same Value as Reading the Printed Word?

Marilyn vos Savant answers this, and the answer is no:
http://parade.com/362428/marilynvossavant/what-yolk-color-says-about-nutrition-in-eggs/

3 Most Important Laws of Political Physics - And 17 More

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2015/08/03/the-3-most-important-laws-of-political-physics-and-17-more/

Repealing Regulations is Not Easy

"Repealing Obama-era rules would require writing - and legally justifying - new regulations, a process that could take nearly two years and might not withstand legal scrutiny, experts say."

http://www.wsj.com/articles/roll-back-of-federal-regulations-isnt-easy-1457482577

Pictures of Outdoors Reduces Stress?

Photos of trees make us happier:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/the-picture-of-health/

Internet-Connected Devices

In 2013 OECD estimated that the average household with two teenagers had 10 Internet-connected devices.  By 2017, the OECD projected the number would be 17; by 2022, it would climb to 50.

Getting Paid to Show up at a Club

The lucrative world of club appearances.  How rappers, Real Housewives, and lesser Kardashians get paid just for showing up at the club:

http://www.gq.com/story/how-celebs-get-paid-for-club-appearances

Pay of Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct faculty who teach four courses per semester at the nation average of $2,700 per class earn about $22,000 a year.  that compares with an average salary of $116,000 for full professors at public institutions and $148,000 for full professors at private schools, according to the American Association of University Professors.

Why Do Species Die?

Scientists call it HIPPO: habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, population growth, and overhunting.

And new study: Half of wildlife lost in 40 years.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/report-wildlife-numbers-drop-by-half-since-1970-1412085197

Antitrust Investigations: Frequency

Of the 15,000 deals between 2005-2014, about 3% of M&A deals have been subject to close scrutiny.

Rule 34 Meme: Is it Real?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/04/06/is-rule-34-actually-true-an-investigation-into-the-internets-most-risque-law/

New Sport: Fowling

Hot new sport fowling combines football and bowling:
http://www.wsj.com/video/fowling-game-combines-football-and-bowling/3ACB6B2D-79CD-4A50-AFF3-72C00F7352A5.html

Most Influential Publications

Most influential publications by frequency publications' names appears in Google News and Google Blogs followed by the word "reported." (Done by Nate Silver; may be a newer version)

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/a-note-to-our-readers-on-the-times-pay-model-and-the-economics-of-reporting/?_r=0

Carbon Emissions Highest They've Been in 66 Million Years

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/carbon-emissions-highest-they-have-been-in-66-million-years/

Glassdoor's list of Oddest Job Interview Questions (2016)

The link has a list going all the way back to 2013 (including answers)
https://www.glassdoor.com/Oddball-Interview-Questions-LST_KQ0,27.htm

35 Most Powerful People in New York Media

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/powerful-people-new-york-media-880895/item/roger-ailes-new-york-power-880898

The Future Will be Quieter

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/04/the-future-will-be-quiet/471489

Secrets of Wave Pilots

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/magazine/the-secrets-of-the-wave-pilots.html?_r=0