-The end of the Aughts marks the beginning of oughts. Here are two takes on the science of New Year’s resolutions: A lack of resolve can be blamed on the brain and a penchant for procrastination has people putting off pleasure.
A look back, in list form:
-Time named 50 Best Websites of 2009
-The year’s best cookbooks, according to Epicurious
-GOOD’s “5 Lesser-known Countries that Changed the World in 2009″
-David Pogue picked the year’s best tech ideas
-Wired Science’s most popular space stories
-Amazon’s top-selling DVDs of the decade
Onward:
-Entertainment The Onion looks forward to in 2010 [Kottke]
-2010 tech prediction
-Media Post highlights 2010 predictions for marketers