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Feb 13

Miscellaneous Food Policy Links

  1. Monsanto at the Supreme Court
  2. Why junk food is so addictive. More here.
  3. Preventing food crises using price signals
  4. Crises, food prices, and the income elasticity of micronutrients
  5. How fair is fair trade?
  6. NPR Interview with Robert Lustig on the fallacies of fat.
  7. Food banks are changing their policies to address obesity.

HT: Meghan Whealan, Jess Isaacs, Hannah Colton, Junyang Wang, and Nafeesa Islam.

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Mar 12

Friday Links: Long Books, Metal Santorum, Development by Concrete

  1. On books that should be shorter.
  2. Megadeth Lyrics or Santorum Quote? Take the test. Can you beat my 90 percent score?
  3. Could a little more concrete save the world?
  4. Resources for economics teachers.
  5. Why more than half our ideas deserve to be thrown away.
  6. Should I go to law school?
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Feb 12

Friday Links: Krugman on Development Economics, Neuromancer, Montreal Underground, and Being Yourself

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Feb 12

Friday Links: Faith and Football, Service Dogs, Dubstep, and The Wire

  1. Not about Tim Tebow: Faith and Football.
  2. Tearjerker Alert: The Special Relationship between a Sick Boy and His Dog.
  3. Dubstep the Easy Way.
  4. Life after “The Wire”: Sonja Sohn Doing Good in the Neighborhood.

(HT: Ami Shah and Janet Hou.)

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Jan 12

Friday Links: More on Refereeing, Fasting, and New Travel Guides

  1. How not to write a referee report.
  2. More rules of refereeing.
  3. Could intermittent fasting lead to weight loss and improved health outcomes?
  4. Hip and unbiased new travel guides to Beijing, London, LA, NYC, and Paris.

(HT: Philip Arena, Steven Saideman, and Emily Brands.)

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