Assorted links

1. The Laffer curve, by James Surowiecki

2. What have we learned from market design? — Alvin Roth tells us, ungated version here

3. Felix Salmon summarizes my talk, on the economics of blogging, an excellent post; further commentary here

4. How not to bore others in conversation, hat tip to Ben Casnocha

5. How to build your long-term memory