Parents don’t seem to enjoy parenting.
Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman on copyright in the food industry. The story of Mark Manguera’s Kogi “Korean taco” truck.
A family in Sharon Township, Ohio (where residents are charged for their trash), left behind a big mess when they moved out of their home.
Sumo wrestling controversy continues. NPR reports that 15 wrestlers and 14 stable masters are accused of gambling on baseball games, which is seen as “not in keeping with stringent ethical standards sumo wrestlers are expected to observe.”
In Wired, Thomas Goetz profiles Sergey Brin’s search for a cure for Parkinson’s disease: “Brin proposes a different approach, one driven by computational muscle and staggeringly large data sets. It’s a method that draws on his algorithmic sensibility-and Google’s storied faith in computing power-with the aim of accelerating the pace and increasing the potential of scientific research.”
Planet Money and Frontline report on the distorting effects of foreign food aid on local food economies, particularly in Haiti. People don’t buy rice when they can get it for free.
Religion and science coexisting.
Weight, texture and hardness matter.
Making admissions of error easier.
Any Twitter suggestions?
Financial education for all.
Asia’s millionaires.
Divorce spreads through social networks.
A penny for parking.
Donor-backed TV.
Classroom instruction beats the internet in a new paper.
Cowen thinks they’re a bad idea.
The more you buy, the more you save.
Charging for green cards.
If the oil spill had happened in your town…
How much are you willing to pay for your superstitions?
A scheme to get Dutch women off the welfare rolls.
“White Guy in a Tie” events in China.
A new dating site will rely on “social trust.”
Levitt and Dubner reflect on their fathers.
Can Japan solve its debt problem by making bonds sexy?
Computer access and test scores.
Girl groups in psychological warfare.
Yale Fox’s carefully calculated playlist.
Nimble Cities at Slate.
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