• Freiburger Vegan-Stammtisch im SWR Fernsehen, mit wohlwollender Berichterstattung — wow! http://j.mp/eHxVwx PS: Glückwunsch, Anna! #
• @epostbrief @epostlover danke für das freundliche Angebot. Ich glaube, das Problem liegt eher in der Bedienerfreundlichkeit als im Benutzer #

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• Finde die Idee ja gut, aus dem Internet Papierpost zu schicken, und ist auch nicht teuer, aber unendlich kompliziert. Schade, EPostBrief. #
• #travelinsight 5: What should it tell me that people working with children so often have this radiant light in their eyes? #
• #travelinsight 4: Second day in India, first morning yoga, already feel at home. Rituals are good! #
• Make your #facebook more secure with https: http://j.mp/gJnWEw (didn’t work for me just yet, but should be available soon) #

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• Finde die Idee ja gut, aus dem Internet Papierpost zu schicken, und ist auch nicht teuer, aber unendlich kompliziert. Schade, EPostBrief. #
• #travelinsight 5: What should it tell me that people working with children so often have this radiant light in their eyes? #
• #travelinsight 4: Second day in India, first morning yoga, already feel at home. Rituals are good! #
• Make your #facebook more secure with https: http://j.mp/gJnWEw (didn’t work for me just yet, but should be available soon) #

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• Given the right topic, #Colbert can have a serious interview, and psychology can be fascinating http://j.mp/eXFOWg (time-travelling porn…) #
• Türkisch Deutscher Keks http://j.mp/eW82hN Mulitikulti kann auch lustig sein (sehr!) Danke an Bernhard für die Lachtränen! #
• Sachverständigenrat für Umweltfragen über den Weg in die Zukunft der (erneuerbaren) Energie http://j.mp/hs6Ko9 klingt sehr verständig #
• German newspaper ZEIT readers interview (in English) J. S. Foer („Eating Animals“) http://j.mp/fR9XYR — especially like his Veganism answer #
• aiming high, but Tunisia shows there’s some truth in it: Facebook and Peace http://j.mp/eMSgCX (nice little graphs) #
• Das ZDF kann Jahresrückblick (spät, ich weiß, aber gut) http://j.mp/frTs1t Danke Johannes! #
• #Ngram of sympathy, empathy and selfishness http://j.mp/emsrf0 (inspired by an interview featuring eco-psych book rec. http://j.mp/ibijzD) #
• US federal agency to enter drug research after 15 years of declining output in the industry http://j.mp/gOAUF8 #NewPlan #
• Twitter from #Tunisia (mostly in French) http://j.mp/ezljfl via #nytimes http://j.mp/hBD6YL #
• Old Europeans adopted by African families (no joke). Hope I can see that movie http://j.mp/gfA7pY German article about it http://j.mp/fLVHXw #

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• A book on (especially sociobiological) naturalism http://j.mp/dF5GiU gave me the idea for an #n gram of „normal“ http://j.mp/eJsnB6 #
• #travelinsight 3: practicing the art of relaxing. Way harder than I thought! #
• #valuescience #TED video http://j.mp/fkhGP2 are there right answers to moral questions? Don’t necessarily agree, but thought-provoking #
• I love semi-professional youtube stuff — like „Pale kid raps fast“ http://j.mp/eNxWUm Yo! #
• social costs vs monetary fines http://j.mp/fXaNaa (story of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation told nicely) #
• Justice is what love looks like in public, just like tenderness is what love feels like in private — Cornel West http://j.mp/gFlZ9g #colbert #
• „A Night in Tunisia“, Tunisian novelist describing his experiences with (and supporting) the revolution http://j.mp/f4FSLV #nytimes #op-ed #
• #travelinsight 2: don’t forget about sport #
• #travelinsight 1: one serving is enough, the pot need not be empty, and a vegan belly can feel even better after a meal #
• Wikileaks cables reveal Israel’s intention to „keep Gaza’s economy on the brink of collapse“ http://j.mp/dRg4ZO youtube: http://j.mp/hyKh3I #
• tax evasion uncovered 2.0 — this time through Wikileaks http://j.mp/dXVmxZ I hope Swiss courts have some sense of right and wrong #
• is the polarization and intensity of the political debate due to a general loss of personal modesty (replaced by ego)? http://j.mp/fUfun6 #
• given the bad press microcredit has recently gotten, good to read Yunus‘ explanations and solutions http://j.mp/gB9OG9 #nytimes #op-ed #

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• A book on (especially sociobiological) naturalism http://j.mp/dF5GiU gave me the idea for an #n gram of „normal“ http://j.mp/eJsnB6 #
• #travelinsight 3: practicing the art of relaxing. Way harder than I thought! #
• #valuescience #TED video http://j.mp/fkhGP2 are there right answers to moral questions? Don’t necessarily agree, but thought-provoking #
• I love semi-professional youtube stuff — like „Pale kid raps fast“ http://j.mp/eNxWUm Yo! #
• social costs vs monetary fines http://j.mp/fXaNaa (story of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation told nicely) #
• Justice is what love looks like in public, just like tenderness is what love feels like in private — Cornel West http://j.mp/gFlZ9g #colbert #
• „A Night in Tunisia“, Tunisian novelist describing his experiences with (and supporting) the revolution http://j.mp/f4FSLV #nytimes #op-ed #
• #travelinsight 2: don’t forget about sport #
• #travelinsight 1: one serving is enough, the pot need not be empty, and a vegan belly can feel even better after a meal #
• Wikileaks cables reveal Israel’s intention to „keep Gaza’s economy on the brink of collapse“ http://j.mp/dRg4ZO youtube: http://j.mp/hyKh3I #
• tax evasion uncovered 2.0 — this time through Wikileaks http://j.mp/dXVmxZ I hope Swiss courts have some sense of right and wrong #
• is the polarization and intensity of the political debate due to a general loss of personal modesty (replaced by ego)? http://j.mp/fUfun6 #
• given the bad press microcredit has recently gotten, good to read Yunus‘ explanations and solutions http://j.mp/gB9OG9 #nytimes #op-ed #

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• Für alle, denen Wikipedia immer ein bisschen unheimlich war: Drei Gesichter http://j.mp/dMsPOh kurz und knackig #
• much liked Jon Stewart http://j.mp/g2sVor over Colbert (who was barely bearable) the second night in a row. I might change camps #
• is Tucson due to political hate speech http://j.mp/eEBgZN poor gun control http://j.mp/e3n0oO or just mental illness http://j.mp/gefmPN ? #
• Jon Stewart has some very good words on the Tucson Shooting http://j.mp/hVg4DW and something on seniors‘ sex to make up for it #
• #nytimes op-ed with a very sinister view on money and politics http://j.mp/i3DzmZ #

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In an interesting online series called „Fixes“ the NYTimes showcases existing „solutions to social problems and why they work“. A recent post starting with an example of Brazil got me interested, maybe because I’ll be there this year. Also, the ever-present topic of how to help poor people in our own countries and abroad seems to be especially intensely debated these days, both in the US and in Germany.

What I didn’t know is that with Brazil and Mexico, two rather big newly industrializing countries are implementing on a large scale programs that transfer cash to the extremely poor, on conditions that mostly center around caring for your and your children’s health and education. And they seem to do a surprisingly great job at reducing poverty:

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• Arizona immigration: Another controversial law banning Latino classes http://j.mp/gksXCv #nytimes Are they segregating or empowering? #
• Unsold Christmas trees as fish habitat http://j.mp/fc0A2Y #nytimes brilliant no matter what you think about fishing #
• #nytimes has a nice online version of the constitution, with comments on parts with debated interpretation http://j.mp/i2ydWE #
• Having the wrong name to fly — how airport security hazzles thousands, and how easy it still is to get around it http://j.mp/foi2ST #nytimes #
• der Dioxin-Skandal führt ganz nebenbei vor, wie krass die ganz normalen Abläufe in der Tierzuchtindustrie sind http://j.mp/foWfiy #
• personal ads are always a fun read, but British ones are even better, of course http://j.mp/fZXFWQ #montypython would be proud #
• #informationisbeautiful have sweet visuals on public money http://j.mp/f2GjCb, drugs http://j.mp/hqbOYk and data itself http://j.mp/fKDcFF #
• I like #GregMankiw for making conservative economic thinking understandable http://j.mp/fAE7zy. Still disagree with most of it though #

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• Can’t get enough of Sarah Palin’s Alaska: http://j.mp/ggFYrG — in #stephencolbert version #

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