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Some writings worth reading,"Academics should not feel guilty for maximizing their potential by leaving their homeland" http://simplystatistics.org/2013/12/02… I view my university as international, not american. Throughout my career I have encountered several foreign graduate students/postdocs that ponder passing on academic jobs in the US to go back and help the homeland. I was one of them and I admire the commitment of those who decide to go back. However, I think it's important to point out that the accomplishments of those that take jobs in American research universities are in large part due to the unique support that these universities provide. This is particularly true in the sciences were research success depends on low teaching loads, lab infrastructure, high-performance computers, administrative support for grant submission, and talented collaborators. The latter is by far the most important for applied statisticians like myself who depend on subject matter experts that provide quantitative challenges. Having a critical mass of such innovators is key. Although I will never know for sure, I am quite certain that most of what I have accomplished would not have happened had I returned home. It is also important to point out that my homeland benefits from what I have learned during 15 years working in top research universities. I am always looking for an excuse to visit my friends and family and I also enjoy giving back to my alma mater. This has greatly increased my interactions through workshops, academic talks, participation in advisory boards, and many other informal exchanges. So, if you are an up-and-coming academic deciding if you should go back or not, do not let guilt factor into the decision. Humanity benefits from you  maximizing your potential. Your homeland will benefit in indirect ways as well. [to be continued...]"Why Poor People Seem to Make Bad Decisions" http://theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/11/… "why bad decisions might be more rational than you'd think" via @DKThomp"50 years of violent war deaths, analysis of data from the world health survey programme" http://bmj.com/content/336/… via "Statistics on Violent Conflict" http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/stats-on-human-rights/statistics-on-war-conflict/…"Mining Historical Data on Infectious Diseases" http://livescience.com/41616-mining… see"Why Hacker News should use a different Deterministic Algorithm, Not a Random One" http://bayesianwitch.com/blog/20…"Emerging Technologies Pose Significant Risks with Possible Long-Tail Losses" http://ambest.com/directories/… see also http://businessinsurance.com/article/…"Deserting the Digital Utopia" http://crimethinc.com/texts/ex/… "computers against computing"amusing http://publicradiomap.com/  see[scholars] "What Do Policymakers Want From Us?" http://nd.edu/~carnrank/PDF…"Do studies of statistical power have an effect on the power of studies?" http://library.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/ft/gg…"Colleges are teaching economics backwards" http://washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/…"When Algorithms Grow Accustomed to Your Face" http://nytimes.com/2013/12/… via @ModeledBehavior"Books vs. Films" http://shortlist.com/entertainment/books… see"Changing Patterns of Collaboration in Science" http://nber.org/stories/wp… via @Anne__Lavigne"War should not be one soldier’s private burden" http://paulvallely.com/archive/... "How Much Is My Private Data Worth ?" http://nakedcapitalism.com/2013/11/wolf…"...although Krugman tries to present himself as a kind of radical and anti-establishment economics guy..." http://larspsyll.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/…"The most photographed places in the world" http://www.sightsmap.com/  via @Amazing_Maps see"How to Start Thinking Like a Data Scientist" http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/11/how …"Unusual timing shows how random mass murder can be " http://xianblog.wordpress.com/2013/11… and http://xianblog.wordpress.com/2013/ … (following http://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/… )"The number of stars visible at night in Europe" via @Amazing_Maps"More about altmetrics" http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/information-culture/2013/…"A man — Mikhailovich — obsessed, computationally, with laughter" http://improbable.com/#st… by @MarcAbrahams"Job Market Could Be Picking Up for Economics Grad Students" http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/11/27/job … via @tylercowen"A Universal Income Is Not Such A Silly Idea" http://timharford.com/2013/11/a-universal…"Getting Started with Multilevel Modeling in R" http://jaredknowles.com/journal/2013/11/25/… by Jared Knowleset un peu de lecture en français"Mathématiciens (purs) ou putains (respectueuses) ?" https://sniadecki.wordpress.com/2012/… par Roger Godement, en 1971"Réflexions et témoignage sur un passé de mathématicien" http://math.jussieu.fr/~leila/… par Alexandre Grothendieck"Le salaire des autres" http://rachelgliese.wordpress.com/2013/… via @regis_alenda"Les normes de minceur :une comparaison internationale" http://ined.fr/fichier/t_publication/1657…"Charge de la preuve scientifique" http://tomroud.cafe-sciences.org/2013/11/ … par @tomroud"coup de chapeau à tout ce petit monde qui arrive à faire aussi bien avec aussi peu" http://laviedemix.over-blog.com/article… par @mixlamalice via @coulmont"Les cartes des noms de rues masculin/féminin à Rennes" http://beneth.fr/~pedrov_p... via @1jour1carte @BorglindeDid I miss something?