Random links
- Eating More Fruits and Vegetables Won't Stop Obesity
- "'Conventional wisdom is an awful guide for policy,' Sturm told me. 'The consumption of fruits and vegetables has increased during the obesity epidemic.' ... Today, people eat about 30 more pounds of vegetables and 25 more pounds of fruit per year than they did in 1970, according to Sturm’s calculations. Unfortunately, they’re eating more of everything else, too. "
- e-books and profitability– What we’ve always said and publishers have always denied
- Something to think about re: Amazon / Hachette's conflict: "Look at Harper’s own numbers: $27.99 hardcover generates $5.67 profit to publisher and $4.20 royalty to author; $14.99 agency priced e-book generates $7.87 profit to publisher and $2.62 royalty to author."
- Happiest countries have highest suicide rates
- Something to think about also in regards to economic inequality: "The researchers believe the key explanation that may explain this counterintuitive link between happiness and suicide rates draws on ideas about the way that human beings rely on relative comparisons between each other. ... This result is consistent with other research that shows that people judge their well-being in comparison to others around them"
- It’s Time to Abolish the Week
- "At one point, the Basques evidently employed a three-day week. For centuries, China, Japan, and Korea employed a 10-day week. Other societies have employed four-, five-, six-, eight-, and nine-day weeks."