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December 17, 2017

From Harper's:
Researchers found that applying testosterone gel to men asked to trade stocks led to asset-price bubbles.

From The Economist:
Virtual reality will never be as widespread as the smartphone, but it will be influential.

From The Economist:
Technology is improving. Whether reality does too depends on the technologists in charge and the power of society to shape their vision.

From The New York Times (Jason Segel on "What’s the last great book you read?"):
I recently fell in love with Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book.” I read it over two nights right before bed and cried when I finished. I cried partly because the ending was so beautiful, but also because the experience of reading it was over. I’m jealous of people who get to discover it for the first time.

From The New York Times (Jason Segel on "What’s your favorite book no one else has heard of?"):
I’m quite certain I’ve never read a book that no one has heard of. That said, the book I have read most often isn’t a particularly sexy read so I think it satisfies the question. Every time I start a project I re-skim a book called “The Writer’s Journey” by Christopher Vogler. It is a reinterpretation of Joseph Campbell’s works — “The Hero’s Journey” and “The Hero With a Thousand Faces” — pointed toward practical writing advice. It is filled with things you already know, which is sort of the point, only lined up in highly helpful ways to construct your story. I read it for the first time at 18 and have used it for reference ever since.

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