Newsletter 198

[1]Spy Who Loved Magnolias
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1. http://b.rw/gmlkuu

Anna Pavord | Independent | 1 January 2011

Seven principles for gardeners. From Peter Smithers, chief inspiration for
James Bond. Ideal garden "must be designed and planted so as to reduce
labour to a minimum". Perennials only. Aromatic. Densely planted.
Late-flowering

[2]Toppling
Links:
2. http://b.rw/eO2W6l

Peter Maas | New Yorker | 3 January 2011

Reporter's notebook. Retracing the toppling of Sadam Hussein's statue in
Baghdad. More a spontaneous overflow of military enthusiasm than a planned
operation. But a PR triumph, channelling American desire for symbol of
victory

[3]Report Card On My Generation
Links:
3. http://b.rw/gSaQI4

Peter Singer | Sydney Morning Herald | 1 January 2011

First boomers turn 65. What's their legacy? On plus side, less risk of
nuclear war. Less sexism, racism. Falling poverty rates. But huge negative:
world on brink of calamitous climate change, "Future generations will curse
us"

[4]Think Again: American Decline
Links:
4. http://b.rw/hwms3g

Gideon Rachman | Foreign Policy | 2 January 2011

America has peaked. So have American values, American allies. China, India,
Turkey, Iran, Brazil will decide new world order. "Once countries get the
hang of economic growth, it takes a great deal to throw them off course"
[5]View full selection
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5. http://thebrowser.com/best

Today's FiveBooks Interview

[6]Andrew Gelman on =STATISTICS=
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-gelman-on-statistics

Award-winning statistician and political scientist Andrew Gelman says that
uncertainty is an important part of life, and recognition of that
uncertainty is itself an important step. This is where statistics can help
us [7]Continue reading…
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-gelman-on-statistics

Topic

[8]Financial Crisis
Links:
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…
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/topics/financial-crisis

Book of the Day

[10]How Animals Work
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/how-animals-work-by-knut-schmidt-nielsen

-by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen - Most of this book is not statistics, it’s really
physics. How can birds fly and lift themselves up in the air? How do dogs
cool themselves by panting? He’s looking at things that people take for
granted, and saying, these are amazing feats of engineering. One reason I
connect it with statistics – it’s not only the graphs – is the fact there’s
an interplay between physics modelling, data collection and statistical
analysis. And that’s what statistics is all about – it’s about building real
models, using real information.

[11]More recommendations…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks

Browsings

[12]rudykatoch RT @[13]TheBrowser: Why the iPad isn't actually going to save
journalism: unmissable read [14]b.rw/gf2sN6 #browsings
[15]
More user recommended #browsings…
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12. http://twitter.com/rudykatoch
13. http://twitter.com/TheBrowser
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15. http://thebrowser.com/browsings

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