Links this week:

1. In praise of complexity economics.
2. Books coming out in 2015.
3. Two links from the world of intellectual property madness – what would have entered the public domain on 1 January under the old copyright regime (HT: John Bergmayer), and Uber seeks to patent the idea of pricing based on supply and demand (HT: Ben Walsh).
4. Test social programs so we know that they work. But also make sure that you use decent sample sizes, don’t over-generalise the results and replicate.
5. Missing heritability – more evidence that the gap will be filled.
6. Participation in warfare leads to reproductive success (HT: Razib Khan).
7. Applying statistical thinking to education.

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