More random links
- How Much Is a Life Worth?
- "Julie Goldscheid ... compared the compensation given to three groups—terrorism victims, the more than 1,000 women killed that year as a result of domestic violence, and the 40,000 to 60,000 women who were sexually assaulted. The average 9/11 fund award, she noted, was $2 million, with payments ranging from $500 to $8.6 million. In 2001, the average award to crime victims through state victim-compensation programs was $2,400."
- Farm 432: Insect Breeding
- "Graduate designer Katharina Unger has designed a table-top insect breeding farm that allows people to produce edible fly larvae in their homes" Yum?
- Take Back Your Pregnancy
- "Modern pregnancy comes with a long list of strict rules, but does it have to? An economist examines the data and finds room for choice amid the familiar limits."
- Man converts NYC dumpster into a home
- Almost makes a shipping container sound luxurious... though what he's done with the place does sound quite nice.