Assorted links

1. The modified Out of Africa model, with an intermission.

2. New York Times Notable Book List.

3. Irish banks passed July 2010 stress tests; foreclosed homes in Spain to triple next year. 

4. "Defending the undefendable": the Mafia.

5. Claims by Taleb.

6. How do interest rates (not) regulate lending in Austro-China.

7. Ireland's abandoned horses.

The Browser had especially good links today.