Again, closer to a month of links:

  1. A great set of essays triggered by David Dobbs’s assault on the selfish gene.

  2. Tim Harford on big data. His piece on behavioural economics is also worth reading. Take the hype with a grain of salt.

  3. The Greg Clark show continues - an interview on Social Science bites and a presentation at the RSA.

  4. A good long-read on de-extinction.

  5. Free-range kids.