Sometimes it makes sense to buy a little time … other times you have to play to win.

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• The
  11 Most Fascinating Scientific Discoveries of 2012. (The Week)
• This
  Tiny Gizmo Could Be A Very Big Deal In 2013 – And Beyond. (ReadWrite)
• Flight
  Forecast. What Travelers Should Expect Next Year – Airlines Get an Upgrade.
  (WSJ)
• How
  Obama Decides Your Fate If He Thinks You're a Terrorist. (TheAtlantic)
• Americans
  Are the Most Spied On People In World History. More Spying On Citizens than
  Stasi Did in  East Germany (BigPicture)

Trading Links:

• Wall
  Street's 2013 S&P 500 Target from 14 Equity Strategists.
  (BusinessInsider)
• CyberSecurity
  Firm Identifies a ‘Credible Threat’ to 30 U.S. Banks. (Washington Post)
• How The Brain
  Evaluates Risk. (MedicalNewsToday)
• Heirs
  of Mao’s Comrades Rise as New Capitalist Nobility. (Bloomberg)
• Obama Trades One U.S. Cliff for Another. Yes, the calamity was averted, but only at the expense
  of setting up a potentially worse showdown in two months. (FT)