The U-bend of life: Why, beyond middle age, people get happier as they get older (Economist)
Life improves after the stressful middle years. Interesting comments
Can Congress Force You to Be Healthy? (NYT)
A good point or the wrong question? Virginia judge’s ruling could prove irresistible to the Supreme Court
You Gotta Believe: Birthers, truthers, and creationists threaten to take us back to the future (Utne)
One in 20 Americans believes NASA faked the Apollo moon landings. Half the population believes the world was made in six days. Americans take blind faith to disturbing new heights.
Tips on writing from Steven Johnson, ie., an actual successful writer (Oliver Burkeman)
Keep a “slow hunch” file, don’t over-research, cultivate serendipitous connections, set modest goals, and have a glass of wine
Some Measures Of Inequality Are More Equal Than Others (American Scene)
You can grow up in an American home today with a 40-inch flat-screen television and a daily caloric intake so high it’s detrimental to health, but lack access to basic medical and dental care … and leave school functionally illiterate.
Image: The Economist
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