Adam Higginbotham | Businessweek | 2 August 2012 "If everyone had kept quiet, it could have been the most valuable parking spot on earth." So begins a terrific piece on the tunnels of Nogales, Arizona. Some have lifts or electric railways. All have one purpose: Drug trafficking Comments Dan Ariely | Atlantic | 2 August 2012 "We vastly underestimate the level of inequality that we have in America. Our society is far more uneven in terms of wealth than we believe it is. Second, we want much more equality than both what we have, and what we think we have" Comments Arndt Ginzel, Wolfgang Kraushaar & Steffen Winter | Spiegel | 3 August 2012 Vera was a poor Russian immigrant struggling to get by in Israel. Walter was a wealthy German businessman, who urgently needed a new kidney. Their unsettling story sheds light on the thriving black market for human organs Comments Frederick Kaufman | Wired UK | 2 August 2012 A former McDonald's boss would like to welcome you to his new restaurant, Lyfe Kitchen. No butter, no cream, no white flour, no additives. But still plenty of burgers. Accompanied by Brussels sprouts, not fries. Is this the future? Comments Tim Falconer | Maisonneuve | 1 August 2012 Reporter stumbles across surprisingly complex science of tone deafness. Turns out he is genuinely amusic. Then the expert confesses: “I am stunned. And I’ve seen many amusic cases. I would love to be in your brain.” Here's why Comments Anthony Lane | New Yorker | 1 August 2012 Lovely, light-hearted spin around the Olympics from women's weightlifting to "whippet with sideburns" Bradley Wiggins. "Like most of those against whom he races, he appears to have dispensed with the standard human need for fat" Comments | 
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