I. Bennett Capers (Hofstra): Real Rape Too. David F. Larcker and Brian Tayan (Stanford): Seven Myths of Corporate Governance. Martin Lewis on our maps of the 18th century — and theirs (and more). From Design Observer, Martin Hogue on a short history of the campsite. Is existence inevitable? We are self-aware stardust. How wise is the crowd, really? A study suggests that all it takes is a whiff of social influence (the knowledge of how others are acting) for the wisdom to evaporate — and for crowds to become even less wise than individual decision makers. Traveling to a distant land, and wondering where you’ll get the news in your new spot? Newspaper Map is a great place to start. In a world where jobs aren't certain, it's tempting to never call it a day — but at a certain point, it must pay to go home. John S. Wilkins on the evolution of common sense. The global financial crisis of 2007-2009 heralded the start of a sixth major wave of innovation — resource efficiency, according to Dr James Bradfield Moody, author of The Sixth Wave. Between cellphones, Google Earth, and jumbo jets, it seems there's nowhere in the world left to explore, but travel books still have something to tell us.
