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Two very interesting articles found this week"Heavy use of equations impedes communication"http://www. pnas.org/early/2012/06/22/1205259109.abstract … "density of equations has significant negative impact on citation rates"probability, uncertainty, risk, facts, sciences... all the ingredients for a nice story "If only..." by Tony Ballantyne http://www.nature.com/journal/v489/n7414/full/489170a.html …among many others"Women economists see the world differently" by Tyler Cowen http://marginalrevolution.com/… via @justinwolfers see alsohttp://www. usatoday.com/business/2012/09/29/male-female-economists-differ/1583053/ …"What have the economists ever done for us?"http://www. voxeu.org/article/what-have-economists-ever-done-us … see also http://voxeu.org/article/what-s-use-economics-new-vox-debate … cc @adelaigue"Paying to get to the front of the line" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19712847 …"brings the market to the experience of waiting in line" fairness? equality?"The effect of hurricanes on popular baby names" (in the U.S.)http:// blogs.discovermagazine.com/2012/10/04/ncbi-rofl-the-effect-of-hurricanes-on-baby-names/?utm_source=feedburner&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiscoverDiscoblog+%28Discoblog%29 …ah, statistics via http://gregladen.com/blog/2unday-funnies-just-funny/…"this form of governance long ago earned US research universities the description of ‘organised anarchies’"http://www. universityworldnews.com/story=20120925143938281 …"Economic Research vs. the Blogosphere"http:// whynationsfail.com/bl…"Academics behaving badly? Universities and online reputations"http:// theconversation.edu.au/acadving-badly-universities-and-online-reputations-9827 … by @thesiswhisperer viahttp:// blogs.lse.ac.uk/imp…"We should go further unbundlingbanks" http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a1114362-0bef-11e2-8032-00144feabdc0.html#axzz28I4nprQT …want to know more about (mathematician) Grigori Perelman? read Playboy... http://brettforrest.com/uploads/JUL_AUG-FEAT-Shattered-Genius-spreads.pdf…"N Ways to Apply Algebra with the NYT"http:// learning.blogs.nytimes.com/ays-to-apply-algebra-with-the-new-york-times/ … by @MrHonner"Ignoring a Covariate: An Example of Simpson's Paradox" http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00031305.1996.10473563 … see also "Simpson's Paradox – A Survey" http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&#38;context=wharton_research_scholars …"Simpson’s Paradox: A Cautionary Tale in Advanced Analytics"http://www.significancemagazine.org/dlusive/2671151/Simpsons-Paradox-A-Cautionary-Tale-in-Advanced-Analytics.html … on @signmagazine's blog"Can Riots Be Predicted? Experts Watch Food Prices"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/09/20/161501075/high-food-prices-forcast-more-global-riots-ahead-researchers-say?ft=1&#38;f=1007 … by @mgodoyh"Some lesser-known truths about programming"http:// dotmac.rationalmind.net/some-lesser-known-truths-about-programming/ …"The Next Subprime Crisis Is Here: Over $120 Billion In Federal Student Loans In Default" http://www.zerohedge.com/…"Research fraud exploded over the last decade"http:// arstechnica.com/science/0/research-fraud-exploded-over-the-last-decade/ … see alsohttp:// dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1212247109 …"High frequency traders’ claims refuted by studies" http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2b1723c4-0704-11e2-92b5-00144feabdc0.html …"Fed pushing SEC to get serious about the dangers of superfast computer-driven trading" http://www.reuters.com/article/0/01/us-markets-tech-breakdowns-idUSBRE88T0NF20121001 … via @jennablan"The academic online: Constructing persona through the World Wide Web" http://www.uic.edu/htbin/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3969/3292 … via @la_science_nue"Reporting science: Journalistic deficit disorder"http://www. economist.com/1563275fsrc=scn/fb/wl/pe/journalisticdeficitdisorder … "What newspapers don’t say matters as much as what they do""4-Year Prison Terms Sought for members of Italy's National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks"http:// news.sciencemag.org//2012/09/four-year-prison-terms-sought-fo.html …"The contested science behind Bloomberg's ban on large-sized sodas" http://www.slate.com/health_and_science/science/2012/06/bloomberg_bans_large_sized_soda_the_science_behind_the_decision_.single.html … by @danengber"Who lives longer? and why?" by Josep Pijoan-Mas and Víctor Ríos-Rull http://www.voxeu.org/article/who-lives-longer-and-why … cc @obouba @ianikmarcil"The Power of Kawaii" http://www.plosone.org/… "Watching Animal Videos Could Make You a Better Employee"http:// theatlantic.com/archive/2012/09/science-watching-animal-videos-could-make-you-a-better-employee/263042/ … via @J_P_Boucheret quelques articles en francais,"Peut-on encore arrêter la finance folle" (1)http:// videos.arte.tv/fr/vidrande-pompe-a-phynances--6965918.html … (2) http://videos.arte.tv/fr/vidal-des-vautours--6965924.html … via @artefr"Et si nous laissions les banques faire faillite ?" http://www.gresea.be/spip.php?artic…"A qui profite la crise ? L'analyse de Joseph E. Stiglitz" http://www.lesinrocks.com/actualite/a-qui-profite-la-crise-11307840/ … sur le site des @lesinrocks "Économie du savoir ou démesure doctorale? Les universités sont-elles en train de surqualifier leurs étudiants?"http://www. usherbrooke.ca/numeros-precedents/avril-2011/le-ssf-veille/economie-du-savoir-ou-demesure-doctorale/ …"Plus un homme en fait à la maison, plus il risque le divorce" http://www.lapresse.ca/vivre/…ou faut-il plutot croire l'étude de 2010 ? "Plus ils frottent, moins elles divorcent" http://www.lesnouvellesnews.fr/civilisation-articles-section/civilisation/360-plus-ils-frottent-moins-elles-divorcent …http:// lse.ac.uk/news/archives/2010/05/divorce.aspx … cc @MenilmucheEnfin! "Comment lire la presse américaine en anglais dans le texte"http://www.slate.fr/61285/ossaire-mots-politique-americaine-surrogate-pac-earmark-swing-state … glossaire des termes de la politque U.S.J'en rêvais, il l'a fait ! http://www.  http://www.math.u-psud.fr/~lavielle/3A_lavielle.html … enfin un commentaire de Marc Lavielle sur "L'affaire NK603"Did I miss something ?