Linkfest: April 27, 2018

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What I am reading today

Visualizing Elon Musk's Vision for the Future of Tesla (Visual Capitalist)
Facebook Launches a New Ad Campaign With an Old Message (Wired: Business)


J.D. McClatchy on the Contrast and Complementarity of Desire and Love (Brain Pickings)
Finding 'buried' data on South Asia at LSE Library    (India at LSE)
Muslims Have Highest Fertility Rate, Lack Access To Healthcare (IndiaSpend)
The IBC requires more attention (Somasekhar Sundaresan)
Wanted: Women business leaders in the Asia-Pacific, and companies and governments willing to support them (Mckinsey)
She won't back down: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's fight against corruption (Brookings: Economics)
Gender Balance: Moving From Awareness to Action (INSEAD Knowledge)
At the Bottom of the Ocean, Octopus Moms Cling to Their Bad Decisions (Discover Magazine)

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