Newsletter 193
[1]Forgive Me, Spirit Of Science
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Richard Dawkins | New Statesman | 29 December 2010
On the King James Bible. "I wouldn't call the Bible my ewe lamb, and I would
have to go the extra mile before I killed the fatted calf for it, but you
don't need the wisdom of Solomon to see how biblical imagery dominates
English"
[2]Capture Of Serpent King
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2. http://b.rw/h6UTT1
Bryan Christy | Foreign Policy | 28 December 2010
Behind the arrest of Anson Wong, world's most notorious wildlife smuggler,
who trafficked in everything from chinchillas to elephants using a private
zoo as a cover. He was caught with a suitcase full of boa constrictors
[3]Welcome To The New Middle Ages
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Parag Khanna | FT | 28 December 2010
In geopolitics, 21st century will look a lot like 12th—when world power was
last truly multipolar, spread across Europe, China, India and Arabia.
Cities, companies, religious orders, individuals could be as mighty as
states
[4]A.I. Revolution Is On
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4. http://b.rw/gImxKx
Steven Levy | Wired | 27 December 2010
From robot workers to automated trading systems and self-driving cars, AI is
now commonplace and with us to stay. Attempts to replicate the exact
processes of the brain have led to new definitions of robotic intelligence
[5]View full selection
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Today's FiveBooks Interview
[6]Best of the year: David Biro on =PAIN=
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6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-biro-on-pain
The professor of dermatology talks about the ferocious inwardness and the
aching solitude of pain. Pain, both physical and psychological, produces a
sense of loneliness which, in turn, exacerbates the pain. [7]Continue
reading…
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7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-biro-on-pain
Topic
[8]Financial Crisis
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8. http://thebrowser.com/topics/financial-crisis
In-depth primer for both the expert and the amateur. Experts interviewed
include Eichengreen, Barro and Rodrik. Wide range of hand-picked background
articles
[9]Continue reading…
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9. http://thebrowser.com/topics/financial-crisis
Book of the Day
[10]Darkness Visible
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10. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/darkness-visible-by-william-clark-styron-jr
-by William Clark Styron, Jr -
One of a tiny number of books to succeed in describing the private hell of
clinical depression.
[11]More recommendations…
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11. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Browsings
[12]polit2k P2P Banking cuts out the middleman | Bankers' bonuses: don't get
mad – get even – Telegraph Blogs [13]t.co/UX9slfp
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More user recommended #browsings…
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