What The 2012 Election Would Have Looked Like Without Universal Suffrage

These five maps look at how the 2012 election would have played out before everyone could vote.

Map 1: 1850
Before 1870, only white men could vote. Here's how the election would have looked before the 15th Amendment.

Check out the other four at Buzzfeed. (Thanks, Olivia)

HBR Daily Stat: Just a Little Meditation Causes Brain-Wave Changes

After just 5 weeks of daily 5-to-16-minute training sessions in focused-attention meditation ("Relax with your eyes closed, and focus on the flow of your breath…"), research subjects showed strong brain-wave changes associated with positive emotions, says a team led by Christopher A. Moyer of the University of Wisconsin. The findings suggest that the benefits of meditation may be more accessible than was previously believed, the researchers say.

Read more at SagePub.

HBR Daily Stat: Would You Recommend Your Job to Your Children?

67% of people in agriculture and ranching say they'd recommend their jobs to their offspring—by far the highest percentage of any industry, according to an online survey of nearly 3,000 respondents by Salary.com.

The next highest are professional services (44%), IT (43%), health care (42%), energy and utilities (41%), engineering and design (36%), education (36%), and arts and media (36%).

The workers least likely to recommend their jobs to their kids are in hospitality and tourism (25%), finance and banking (24%), and retail (18%). Overall, just 36% say they'd recommend their line of work to the next generation.

Read more at Salary.

Academic ‘Dream Team’ Helped Obama’s Effort

A team of elite behavioral economists subtly influenced Obama's political campaign this year. Read more in the NYT. (Thanks, Alessia)

It's a more polished take on "5 Ways to Hack Voter's Brains."

Why Women Should Stop Trying to Be Perfect

"Sure, we have powerful jobs, well-run homes, and perfect children. But we're still not making it to the very top. There are things we can learn from the rest of the world."

Read the full DailyBeast article. (Thanks, James)

Angelina Jolie: We All Are Malala

"I told my kids—and you should too: Girls’ education is under threat in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and around the world. It’s time we all took a stand."

This is why I admire Angelina Jolie. Read her piece at the DailyBeast.

Zombie Drive-Thru Prank

(Thanks, Jules!)