Newsletter 246

2 Mar 2011 • 2 min read

[1]Archaeologists Uncover Blackbeard's Treasure
Links:
1. http://b.rw/i0MjeY

Abigail Tucker | Smithsonian | 1 March 2011

Not his treasure, in fact, only his ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge. sunk 300
years ago off North Carolina. It hit a sandbank, giving pirates plenty of
time to offload their gold. Still, even the bare ship is treasure to
historians

[2]Yes, It Could Happen Here
Links:
2. http://b.rw/hQTxZq

Madawi Al-Rasheed | Foreign Policy | 28 February 2011

We can't imagine revolution in Saudi Arabia. But nor could we imagine it,
even just before it happened, in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya. Saudi Arabia also
has high unemployment, repressive government, huge inequalities. It could
happen

[3]Dissenters
Links:
3. http://b.rw/h47xvB

David Remnick | New Yorker | 28 February 2011

Profile of Israeli newspaper Haaretz, and its proprietor, Amos Schocken.
Easily most liberal newspaper, arguably most important liberal institution
in the country. But marginal, loss-making. May not last another generation

[4]Predicting The Future
Links:
4. http://b.rw/g3nGsH

Dan Cols | NY Mag | 27 February 2011

A Cornell Professor re-ignites the debate over extra-sensory perception, or
precognition. Responses to this rebellious academic range from “arch disdain
to frothing rejection". Perhaps he should have seen it coming

[5]The Baffling Book
Links:
5. http://b.rw/ido33z

Adam Kirsch | New Republic | 24 February 2011

Judaism and Christianity are "divided by a common Bible". Jews accept Old
Testament as divinely inspired, requiring interpretation. Evangelical
Christians treat all as historical truth: "Basic Instructions Before Leaving
Earth"

[6]Declaration Of Cyber-War
Links:
6. http://b.rw/eJoshD

Michael Joseph Gross | Vanity Fair | 2 March 2011

Intimate history of Stuxnet computer virus, apparently designed to paralyse
Iranian nuclear centrifuges. Gripping read. Does excellent job of explaining
with minimal jargon why this virus was so innovative, complex, devastating

Today's FiveBooks Interview

[7]Jeffrey Wasserstrom on =CHINESE LIFE STORIES=
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jeffrey-wasserstrom-on-chinese-life-stories

The historian and China specialist says that to get a real sense of the
country you need to focus on individuals and their stories. Here he chooses
five books that draw on China’s long tradition of biographical writing
[8]Continue reading…
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jeffrey-wasserstrom-on-chinese-life-stories

Topic

[9]China
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/topics/china

Everything you need to know about the rising power. Original interviews with
experts such as Richard Baum, Isabel Hilton, and Xinran - and the books and
articles they recommend
[10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/topics/china

Book of the Day

[11]Starship Troopers
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/starship-troopers-by-robert-heinlein

-by Robert A Heinlein -

This is a story of war in the future with advanced weaponry against aliens.
This story is so grounded, and so realistic – the way that the characters
interact, their language, their lingo, the way the military is set up, the
way they utilise their weaponry – everything is just pitch perfect. When I
read it, I was thinking, ‘This is just so real, these are soldiers, and this
could be Spartans fighting shoulder to shoulder – this could be a war that
had occurred at any time.’ It’s just human soldiers fighting together, dying
together.

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

Browsings

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[17]More user recommended #browsings…
Links:
13. http://twitter.com/reality_hurts
14. http://twitter.com/Jeffely
15. http://wp.me/pqX2p-1YK
16. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
17. http://thebrowser.com/browsings

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