Around the Blogs, Vol. 32: Cows, Kids, Booze and Freaks

1. The effect of naming cows on their milk production and the other winners of the latest Ig Nobels

2. "With the card, people who got into trouble for, say, minor crimes or drunk and disorderly conduct in public would receive a fixed penalty notice and 3 points on their entitlement card with points disappearing over time for in the same way works on driving licences." The idea of a drinker's license.

3. Did having kids ever make economic sense?

4. "Possible models for Freakonomics 3" Or Superduperfreakonomics as it will probably be called.