Lauren Hilgers | Wired | 25 September 2012 Chinese company Broad Sustainable Building makes prefabricated skyscrapers. It claims its method is safer, less wasteful, cheaper and, of course, faster. Its next project is to build the world's tallest building in seven months Comments Shawn Tully | Fortune | 25 September 2012 Roger Bootle is a British economist who correctly predicted both a dotcom bubble and a worldwide housing crash. Now he's betting on at least a partial breakup of the euro. Here's why, and how he thinks it will unfold Comments Janet Raloff | ScienceNews | 24 September 2012 "Most people would never equate downing a well-dressed salad or a fried chicken thigh with toking a joint of marijuana." But new research suggests the comparison holds up. Here's how certain foods trick your brain into over-eating Comments Tom Freston | Vanity Fair | 25 September 2012 A visit to "Hezbollahland", theme park created by the Lebanese Shia movement as monument to its successes, real and imagined, over Israel. Spectacular setting affords views of Israel and Syria. Gift shop needs a bit of work though Comments Lisa Hix & Steven Martin | Collectors Weekly | 24 September 2012 Martin discovered the beauty of old opium pipes, lamps and other paraphernalia. He collected thousands of pieces, and wrote a book about opium antiques. And then, initially for research, he started smoking (h/t @tzaf) Comments avflox | Blogher | 25 September 2012 Apparently Mitt Romney doesn't understand why airplane windows don't open. Well, here's a world expert on the mechanics of animal flight to explain. And no, it isn't because everyone would be sucked out of the plane: That's a myth Comments | 
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