Daily links 12/20

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BBC News - Quiz of the Year: 52 weeks 52 questions, part two
The booming world? Growth from Thailand to Turkey – interactive | Global development | guardian.co.uk
'Habitable' planet discovered circling Tau Ceti star | Science | guardian.co.uk
Central banks can phase in nominal GDP targets without damaging the inflation anchor | vox
How Akamai’s New CEO, Tom Leighton, Hopes to Speed up Mobile Computing | MIT Technology Review
ZSpace: A Mind-Boggling Interactive 3-D Display from Infinite Z | MIT Technology Review
The HTML5 Standard is Important; Read This 2010 Story to Understand Why | MIT Technology Review
Nordic innovation: Is ‘cuddly capitalism’ really less innovative? | vox
Econbrowser: Future production from U.S. shale or tight oil
A Techno-Sensory Revolution is Coming, According to IBM | MIT Technology Review
BBC News - Bolivia's 'fatal lottery' story shown in long lost film
Huckabee blames gays for the Newtown massacre - Salon.com
Top 10 budget smartphones for Christmas 2012- The Inquirer
Study: less than 1% of the world's data is analysed, over 80% is unprotected | News | guardian.co.uk
Gun crime statistics by US state: download the data. Visualised | World news | guardian.co.uk
Breast-Squeezing – and Sex In General – Improves Health | ZeroHedge
The One Conversational Tool That Will Make You Better At Absolutely Everything | Fast Company
Stop Naysaying The Solar Industry And Get On The Bus! - Forbes
BBC News - World Bank raises China growth forecast
BBC News - Early death 'more likely in solo artists'
Smart guns: We have the technology to make safer guns. Too bad gunmakers don’t care. - Slate Magazine
DailyTech - New Stretchable Wires Could Create Better Headphones, Chargers
DailyTech - Headphones Cause Pedestrian Injuries to Triple Over a 6-Year Period