FiveBooks Newsletter 127
Links to all our original FiveBooks interviews of the week before, plus a pick of the best content on The Browser.
FiveBooks weekly newsletter: Links to all our original FiveBooks interviews of the week before, plus a pick of the best content on The Browser.
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Roman Krznaric on The Art of Living
Friday November 30
To learn how to live well we must look to the past, says the author of a new book on the subject. He recommends five books, from Thoreau to Orwell, that inspire us to live more adventurously Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/roman-krznaric-on-art-living)
Fuchsia Dunlop on Chinese Food
Thursday November 29
The English chef who studied cooking in Sichuan tells us that there is no one Chinese cuisine, how Western perceptions of Chinese food are changing, and why carrots are called "barbarian radishes" in Mandarin
Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/fuschia-dunlop-on-chinese-food)
Steven Gubser on String Theory
Wednesday November 28
What is string theory, and why should we bother finding out? The Princeton physics professor explains Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-gubser-on-string-theory)
Carol Gilligan on Gender and Human Nature
Tuesday November 27
The idea that girls are emotional and “boys don’t cry” is ridiculous, says the feminist and psychologist. She tells us about books that debunk the gender myths constricting our lives Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/carol-gilligan-on-gender-and-human-nature)
Stephen Glain on US Militarism
Monday November 26
American presidents may not want to send troops into battle or militarise foreign policy but, in the end, most of them do. The author and journalist explains how this happens, and why it’s not even the military that's to blame Continue reading… (http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stephen-glain-on-us-militarism)
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Best of the Moment
Saving Diplomacy From Itself
Christina Odone | Foreign Policy | 26 November 2012
Profile of Carne Ross, former British diplomat who has reinvented himself as an "independent diplomat" for hire at the United Nations, advising politicians and unrecognised states. Clients include Kosovo, South Sudan, Polisario More like this (http://thebrowser.com/best)
Featured Topic
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Hackers
Cars, nuclear plants, computers, phones, webcams -- they all succumb to hackers in the end Read on (http://thebrowser.com/reports/hackers)
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
Living in Denial by Kari Marie Norgaard
Carol Gilligan says (http://thebrowser.com/recommended/living-denial-by-kari-marie-norgaard) : This asks why people with knowledge about climate change often fail to translate that knowledge into action. It describes many kinds of denial” FiveBooks Archive (http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks)
Video of the Week
Why I Love Vultures
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They feed on flesh. And they need our sympathy More videos (http://thebrowser.com/videos)
Quote of the Week
Arthur Schopenhauer, on genius (http://www.danpink.com/2012/11/genius-vs-talent)
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see”
More quotes (http://thebrowser.com/quotations)
Reader Recommendations
@drippingmind Empathy lessons from Sherlock Holmes t.co/BiVr02Vh @brainpicker via @aeonmag #GoodRead #browsings (https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings) More like this (http://thebrowser.com/browsings)