Linkfest: February 13, 2018

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What I am reading today

Everything Is Timing (Behavioral Scientist)
India's 2018 budget review: part I (India at LSE)


China's Music Industry to Break Through Internationally (CKGSB Knowledge)
What I've been reading (Marginal REVOLUTION)
Man's Chronic Pain Disappears After Vigorous, Cold-Water Swim (Discover Magazine)
The Science of Making Things Go Viral (Visual Capitalist)
Aadhaar: Universal access is for the greater good (Mint)
Momentum Monday…Sex Is A Safe Haven and the Death of the Inconceivable Rally (Trends... Find them, ride them and get off.)
Ray Blanco: Pot Companies Can Bank, and Make You Bank! (Daily Reckoning)
A Quick Look at Trump's Infrastructure Proposal (The Urbanophile)

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