Alexis Madrigal | Atlantic | 29 February 2012 "The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads." 105 companies (at least) are tracking your browsing habits for money. It's why most web sites can seem free. You should probably know about it Comments Ryan Lizza | New Yorker | 2 March 2012 "As conservatives and Tea Party folks, we are not just wings of the Republican Party," said Rick Santorum. "We are the Republican Party." And he may be right. So, with Romney still failing to close the deal, what happens now? Comments RM | Economist | 2 March 2012 Really? Let's have a look at crime rate, abortion, charitable giving, affiliation with religion and out-of-wedlock births. And, while we're at it, let's think about what "moral" really means. Sober, sensible, interesting analysis Comments Mihir Desai | Harvard Business Review | 18 February 2012 "Nothing is more important for a market economy than the structure of incentives for managers and investors. Unfortunately, the idea of market-based compensation is both remarkably alluring and deeply flawed." Here's why Comments Andrew Grant | Discover | 28 February 2012 Entertaining read. There's plenty of speculation about how the universe started, but what about how it ends? And what that might mean for us? Let's fast forward a billion years and see what astronomers think the future holds Comments Jennifer Homans | NYRB | 1 March 2012 "For Tony, ideas were a kind of emotion, something he felt and cared about in the way that most people do about feelings like sadness or love." One of the finest thinkers of recent times remembered by his wife in a touching essay Comments | 
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