Friday Links!
This is fascinating: The ancient Japanese technique that produces lumber without cutting trees.
An excellent read: When diplomacy fails: After gifts, Teotihuacan turned on Maya cities.
This is quite amazing: 271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book.
Wolves are incredible in general: Behavior-changing parasite moves wolves to the head of the pack.
From Eric Higgins-Freese, and it works for me: Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds.
From C. Lee, and it's quite a problem: The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths. Brilliant artists: Angelo Badalamenti talks about composing the music for TWIN PEAKS with David Lynch.
From Meg McReynolds, and it'll melt your mind: Ames Window.
From Wally, and unfortunately, it's true: Twitter is Just a Guy Now. This is quite amusing: Impressions of American Hotels.
From C. Lee, and it's terrifying: How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life. This is a terrific read: Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund.
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