The most spectacular thing ever: Barry Zito’s 11-pitch at-bat « Bay City Ball – A Giants Blog

The Chocolate-and-Radish Experiment That Birthed the Modern Conception of Willpower – Hans Villarica – Health – The Atlantic

The Top of My Todo List “I inverted the 5 regrets, yielding a list of 5 commands Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.”

Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine? TEDtalksDirector

Cole Hamels: not a fan of homegrown stars leaving via free agency Craig Calcaterra, HardballTalk

Into The Wild: Lost Conversations From Steve Jobs’ Best Years | Fast Company “Open salaries was a dumb detail of the Open Corporation, but its core idea, of a workplace where every single person understands the company’s goals, is something that most organizations get wrong and that Apple has gotten so right for well over […]

On Dinosaur Time | Dinosaur Tracking | Smithsonian Magazine “The so-called Age of Mammals–which began when the non-avian dinosaurs were wiped out–has been going on for about 66 million years. Less time separates us from Tyrannosaurus rex than separated T. rex from Stegosaurus.”

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Lobby more, pay less in taxes – Sunlight Foundation

Best way to pick legislators? At random. Sarah Kliff, Ezra Klein