Links I Liked

Some pleasing funnies this week, via Robert Went and Amy Klatzkin

‘Cash transfers reduced tobacco and alcohol consumption’, according to a meta-analysis of 19 studies. Possible reasons: CTs encourage other spending on good stuff (health, education); people following the advice on how to spend that often accompanies CTs; and CTs usually go to women & increase their say in broader household spending.

Does your social circle determine how much you care? 9m TedX talk by David Hudson summarizing his research on social networks, filter bubbles & ‘circles of compassion’.

Which countries host the most refugees? Germany the only Northern/’developed’ country in the top 10 h/t Conrad Hackett

An A to H of key lessons from the AIDS movement’s success that could be applied to help bring non-communicable diseases under control.

The traders cashing in on Rohingya misery: ‘It’s the best profit of my life‘

Endless reports on rising poverty do little to change government policy – there’s another way

Indulge a proud parent for a moment. My son Calum co-directs the London Community Land Trust, a fascinating effort to find new ways to solve the capital’s housing crisis. They just won first prize in the Guardian’s Architecture and Design Events for 2017. Cool, eh?

And an epic TV gotcha. CNN interviewer Jake Tapper floors Roy Moore spokesman Ted Crockett with a spot of truthiness. Delightful