A few links for you to start off your Friday:
1. Wronging Rights: A Compound WTF, Wrapped in Proto-Colonialism, Wrapped in Bacon
2. Fascinating post on Study Hacks; Is allowing your child to study while on Facebook morally irresponsible? – A post discussing how our brains become more distracted in the long-run due to social media.
3. Bikini or headscarf – which offers more freedom? A beautifully written post about confronting stereotypes.
4. Do donors care about impact? Not really.
5. A good point to bring up, and worth thinking about: After war, who’s not a ‘vulnerable population’?
6. An excerpt from Muhammad Yunus’ new book – Social entrepreneurs must drop the balancing act; entrepreneurs seeking to solve social problems cannot also maximize profit. I agree with his assertion, and I’m glad he has the conviction to say this loud and clear.
7. David Brooks from the NYT, “History for Dollars,” a column on the importance of studying the humanities even in these difficult economic times.
8. This is ridiculous. Bhopal verdict: two year sentence, $2100 fine.
9. NYT: The Female Factor: In Sweden, the men can have it all - a fascinating look into Sweden’s far more progressive, feminist government policies and widespread practice (85% of Swedish men take parental leave).
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