Information Nexus

1. Very good Ezra Klein on the current state of Republican healthcare policy
2. The best fight scene ever?
3. Peter Singer on surfing
4. Quality unplanned urban design
5. The ethics of nudging by Cass Sunstein

Information Nexus

1. Tim Lee on the tension between deregulation and government action to prevent anti-competitive behavior by monopolists

2. GiveWell begins an investigation of the merits of donating to Ebola charities

3. The rise of the lumbersexual

4. Excellent article on sports analytics in basketball. And football here. Where is the ultimate frisbee analytics movement?

5. "... rather than embracing the deregulatory tenets of Smart Growth, regulators in some cities have layered Smart Growth rules on top of their traditional zoning rules, creating a complicated web of regulations." Article

Information Nexus

1. Ryan Avent on the digital economy's self-limiting productivity growth problem. Very good.
2. The sub-two hour marathon
3. Some interesting observations on living in relative poverty
4. CEO of Copenhagenize discusses urban cycling
5. Does a boring ballot question hold the key to sustaining Minneapolis' restaurant boom? Yes.

Information Nexus

1. Dynamic market adjustments in the beverage industry (RIP orange juice)
2. Stephen Pinker on why academic writing is terrible
3. The new Interstellar trailer has been released (what are the positive externalities of this movie being a big hit?)
4. Francis Fukuyama on political decay
5. Excellent Will Wilkinson on spontaneous order

Information Nexus

1. E.O. Wilson waxes philosophical and part 2
2. Scaling up urban agriculture
3. Vox's asteroid coverage continues
4. A meal at Noma
5. Brain Pickings review of Sam Harris' new book

Information Nexus

1. Interesting and beautiful special report by National Geographic on native diets
2. The best of r/DataIsBeautuful January - July
3. Very important and compelling new research about polling reliability 
4. Short video on architectural preservationism in Chicago. Let the owner decide I say.
5. Interview about the moderate-proliferation view on nuclear weapons

Infomation Nexus

1. Update on SFpark (dynamic pricing for street parking in San Francisco)
2. Update on Matternet (Quartz has really been killing it lately)
3. Good article on initial workforce science applications
4. Embedded tv screens in airport seats are going away
5. Tom Anderson is now blogging at Community Broadband Networks

Information Nexus

1. Every time I read about Solar City this comes to mind
2. Nice update on the state of wave, tidal, and marine renewable energy technology
3. Reflective clothing is having its fashion moment
4. Excellent longform on bureaucratic capability in congress
5. Aubrey de Grey answers questions about the third-most-important public policy issue of our time

Information Nexus

1. Excellent short video about Kenyan road cycling
2. Reihan Salam on excessive land use regulations and TILTS vs NIMBYs
3. A critique of the gamification model
4. I will be reading this book (on government failure)
5. A more humble ecological restoration approach

Information Nexus

1. Good Blog Post on the Comcast-Time Warner Coupling
2. Very Cool Small-Town Sci-Fi Art
3. Los Angeles Walkability and Building Height/Street Width Ratios
4. Ryan Avent is So Good he really should find a new job that allows him to flourish a bit more.
5. The Human Cost of Environmental Progress (worth it, but still depressing)

Information Nexus

1. Longform: The Obesity Era
2. Prediction Algorithm: Identify Your Geographic Heritage Using Dialect Keywords
3. Article: A Balanced Take on the Urbanist Buzzwords of 2013 also this
4. Interview: MIT computer scientist Scott Aaronson on Quantum Computing
5. Blog Post: Bozeman, Montana is Not Quite Paradise

Information Nexus

1. Article: People are still trying to get animals some legal rights

2. Video: Why hasn't a sitting mayor ever become president?  The rest of this fantastic series here

3. Blog Post: How can all-you-can-eat buffets exist? (nobody really knows) Also the comments are amazing

4. Podcast: The future of implantable technology

5. Comic Strip: Calvin & Hobber combined with quotes from Dune

Information Nexus

1. Must-Read Fukuyama of Political Decay
2. Solid Mashup of 2013's Big Pop Music Hits
3.  Minimum Wage Vs. EITC
4. Excellent Short Film on the Plight of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
5. Does Nelson Mandela Prove That Leaders Matter? and this Response

Information Nexus

1. Explaining the Economics of Star Trek and a Response
2. Answer to a Question Everyone's Surely Asked
3. Skeptical Take on the Guaranteed Income Idea
4. Nice Analysis of the Bicycle Dilemma (and good hyperlinks too)
5. The Math Mutation Podcast Covers Arrow's Theorem

Information Nexus

1. Interesting Idea for the Publishing Industry (via Marginal Revolution)
2. James May on Space Elevators
3. Legal Confusion about Rent Control and Bankruptcy
4. The "Dreaded Third Thing" Pops Up in Statistical Tests of Democratic Peace Theory (This time its geography)
5. Beautiful Aerial Shots of Germany

Information Nexus

1. Excellent Analysis of Walmart's Wage Structure

2. A Bohemian Urban Planner's Wet Dream, but Useful & Creative Nonetheless

3. What a Week of Groceries Looks Like In Different Countries

4. Must-Read Structuralist Explanation of Our Political Dysfunction
5. German Political Platforms Represented With Miniature Dioramas

Information Nexus

1. Article: The Allure--And Danger--of the Solitary Life
2. Video: Incisive News Analysis on the NSA and Whistleblowers
3. Blog Post: Jacob Schak On Demographics and the Republican Party -- Part II and Part III (recommended)
4. Podcast: Planet Money Continues its Direct Cash Transfer Kick
5. Interactive: Ridiculously Awesome "Create Your Own Complete Street" Web Game (more info here)

Information Nexus

1. Spot-On Satire of Craigslist Missed-Connections Microculture
2. Great Analysis of Minimum Wage Laws in the Fast-Food Industry
3.  Karl Marx Wrote a Letter to Abraham Lincoln
4. This Time It's Steven Pinker on the Two Cultures
5. Short Podcast on a Beneficial Side-Effect of an Ecological Disaster

Information Nexus

1. Interesting Speculative Theory on Regimes and the Internet
2. Excellent Use of Digital Manufacturing to Create a Flywheel Bicycle also The Economist on flywheels in cars
3. Will Wilkinson on Polygamy
4. Extremely Thought-Provoking Analysis on Gentrification in Flushing, Queens
5. Great Long Read on Outdoor Equipment Design

Information Nexus

1. Article: Matt Yglesias Reviews Every Star Trek Episode Ever
2. Blog Post: Noah Smith on Science Fiction Novels for Economists also Paul Krugman's Picks
3. Video: Science Friday Investigates Coffee Devices
4. Article: Tokyo Has Better Food Than Paris
5. Short Story: The Tamarisk Hunter by Paolo Bacigalupi