I wasn’t able to get a weekend reading post out last week while traveling, call your airline and complain that they haven’t installed wifi yet.  Here are a few interesting reads that I came across.

Bill Gross may talk his book incessantly, but it’s hard to argue with his logic or track record (NYT)

This is a huge report from McKinsey on the growing competition for scarce water resources, read the executive summary (McKinsey)

I find it utterly fucking ridiculous that we don’t teach our children evolution at the earliest age possible (Newsweek)

A China / Taiwan skirmish was probably the biggest threat to world peace in the last decade, cross it off the list, economic ties rule everything (WSJ)

Tax burdens around the world (NYT)

Oh man, the cupcake bubble is getting so big, how do i get short cupcakes? (NYT)

Would you make yourself into a walking LED billboard? (Wired)