Friday's e-links: Today we link to a good fictitious read about Edison and Tesla and an album with 27 Constitutional Amendments interpreted by 27 musicians.
Sort of like the licensing exams required by government for certain professions, the wine industry also determines the credentials of its master sommeliers.
Looking at William Nordhaus's study of lighting history, we can see how increasingly cheaper illumination boosted our living standards.
While the data for scientists and artists can indicate the age of our peak creativity, a close look reveals that it is much more complicated.
First awarded more than 70 years after the original Nobel Prizes began, the Nobel Economics Prize is worth some unexpected extras.
Whether about cows or chicken nuggets, sometimes seemingly insignificant new food technology can have an unexpectedly massive impact.
When one bottle of single malt Macallan whisky sells for more than $1 million, we can ask if it was superior taste or some other reason.
