Links for 12/17

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Economist's View: Summers: How to Fix Our Costly and Unjust Tax System
The Dismal State of the Dismal Science - NYTimes.com
Brad DeLong : Economists on the Ineffectiveness of Fiscal Policy; Sh@t Is All F@#^ Up and Bullsh@t Weblogging
The hysterical economy | vox
BBC News - Virus rebuilds heart's own pacemaker in animal tests
BBC News - New York, a graveyard for languages
BBC News - Dementia patients in Dutch village given 'alternative reality'
Egypt - The Next India or the Next Pakistan? - NYTimes.com
China’s Stock Futures Rise, Signaling Shares Will Extend Rally - Bloomberg
BBC News - Greek football sponsors: The brothel and the undertaker
Bronte Capital: Gretchen Tai: possibly the best fund manager you have never heard of
Cuddly or cut-throat capitalism: Choosing models in a globalised world | vox
Research Presented at the American Geophysical Union Meeting Link Earthquake Activity to Waste Water from Fracking in Shale Gas Regions | MIT Technology Review
What Google Sees in New Hire, Futurist Ray Kurzweil | MIT Technology Review
Which hangover cures should I try? | Life and style | The Guardian