Stephen Walt | Foreign Policy | 26 October 2012 On the dangers of getting everything you want. Deals reached solely through coercion last only as long as the coercive pressure remains credible; deals that give something to both sides are more likely to endure Comments Steve Featherstone | Popsci | 23 October 2012 Rossi – a lone Italian inventor with questionable credentials and a history as a convicted scam artist – has convinced some researchers that his box can harness a new type of nuclear reaction. What if they're right? (h/t @longreads) Comments Matthew May | Fast Company | 23 October 2012 "The FedEx logo is legendary among designers. It has won over 40 design awards and was ranked as one of the eight best logos in the last 35 years." Do you know why? Take a closer look. And think about use of "negative space" Comments Oliver Sacks | NPR | 24 October 2012 Book excerpt. In this passage, Sacks examines auditory hallucinations, otherwise known as "hearing voices". It can be a signifier of mental illness but, says Sacks, many otherwise healthy people hear hallucinatory voices too Comments Tim Harford | FT | 26 October 2012 Neat illustration of how doctors don't understand statistics. Which can be important when it comes to deciding whether to recommend a particular type of cancer screening. Politicians, who rate themselves highly, are even worse Comments Jon Ronson | GQ | 29 October 2012 Joey "Jaws" Chestnut makes more than $200,000 a year from his "sport". The inverted commas are because his field is competitive eating. Tens of thousands of calories consumed in a matter of minutes. And no "reversals" allowed Comments | 
