Tradities moeten in ere gehouden worden, dus terug een lijstje met artikels die net geen blogpost werden, maar meer dan de moeite waard zijn om te lezen:

• Why fiction is good for you, voor iedereen die fictie genegen is:
  “Fiction is often treated like a mere frill in human life, if not something worse. But the emerging science of story suggests that fiction is good for more than kicks. By enhancing empathy, fiction reduces social friction. At the same time, story exerts a kind of magnetic force, drawing us together around common values. In other words, most fiction, even the trashy stuff, appears to be in the public interest after all.”
• Picking the Brains of Strangers Helps Make Sense of Online Information
• Male College Students Believe Taking Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Sports Is More Unethical Than Using Stimulants to Improve Grades
• Babies’ Brains Benefit from Music Lessons, Even Before They Can Walk and Talk!
• The Ongoing Battle Between Technology and Human Behavior

En oja, voor wie ze nog niet zag, bekijk deze uitzending van Zembla over scholen die zich net als banken Too Big To Fail wanen…