Thursday Links

• Big Picture Holiday Shopping Ideas! http://flpbd.it/XUjHQ $$#wacky
• Video from Nate (@fivethirtyeight) Silver speaking at Google this week - http://bit.ly/X2yt1e 
•  Cesareans, “cascading interventions,” and finding a sense of balance http://flpbd.it/KmYJh 
• "Something is wrong with my iPad: I still hate my life." http://flpbd.it/9yiRT 
• Emotionally intelligent signage: Coffee, poop, and vintage biker chicks http://flpbd.it/HTrYj  (via the Pink Blog)
• xkcd: Calendar of meaningful dates . . .http://flpbd.it/dN3jI  via @flowingdata
• Fifty shades of data-visualisations: On sex and text - http://flpbd.it/WUEnD 
• Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen! -Ted talkshttp://www.ted.com/talks/ernesto_sirolli_want_to_help_someone_shut_up_and_listen.html?utm_source=twitter&source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ios-share …
• Tthe half life of factshttp://flpbd.it/XunP9 - Economist
• Assholes: A Theory - Books - Macleans.ca http://bit.ly/V6OCwI