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Links for 12/20. The best stories in economics, energy, investing and other remarkable news..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