Links for 2/7. The best stories in economics, energy, investing and other remarkable news..

BBC News – Traffic fumes linked to lower birth weight

The American Spectator : Karl Rove and the Cotton Conservatives

Analysis: Even brief spending cuts could hit U.S. economy hard – Yahoo! Finance

The fact is, the richer you are, the happier you are – Telegraph

Britain may need more QE in ‘uneven’ recovery – OECD – Telegraph

BBC News – World’s longest cat Stewie dies at eight in Reno, Nevada

China’s challenges, explained in three easy charts | FT Alphaville

BBC News – Breakfast, lunch and dinner: Have we always eaten them?

Chemical Looping Could Eliminate Coal Power Plant Pollution | MIT Technology Review

Siri, Google Now, and the End of Apps | MIT Technology Review

Bending Your Ear: Fujifilm’s Flexible Speakers | MIT Technology Review