links we like
- five hot intellectual trends
a very useful cheat's guide to what's going on out there from Daniel Finkelstein - Tyler Cowen
brilliant brainfood from a behavioral economist - beeker
clever muppet - the long tail
chris anderson is the guy who coined this now-ubiquitous phrase: this is his blog - big shiny thing
cultural news from the bleeding edge - why that's delightful
graham linehan (co-writer of father ted) has a blog - steven johnson's blog
intelligent cultural commentary from the author of 'Everything Bad Is Good For You'
books we like
steven johnson: everything bad is good for you
mark thompson describes this as a 'must read' but don't let that put you offjames surowiecki: the wisdom of crowds
like gladwell but betterRobert B. Cialdini: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)
David Cameron loves it but don't let that put you offJonah Lehrer: How We Decide ('The Decisive Moment' in the UK)
A brilliant explanation of how our brains make up our minds.
