Newsletter 312
[1]Failure: It’s Everywhere
Links:
1. http://b.rw/lPFObp
Tim Harford | Undercover Economist | 12 May 2011
High incidence of business failure can be a sign, maybe even a cause, of a
thriving industry. Compare Silicon Valley, where high-tech failures are a
rite of passage, with Detroit, where the big three carmakers go on for ever
[2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/failure-it’s-everywhere
[3]Risk Perception
Links:
3. http://b.rw/j31ZKK
David Ropeik | Soapbox Science | 11 May 2011
On risk and our irrational belief in perfect reason. "No matter what the
hard risk sciences may tell us the facts are about a risk, the social
sciences tell us that our interpretation of those facts is ultimately
subjective" [4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/risk-perception
[5]Barack Obama, "Muslim" President
Links:
5. http://b.rw/m9uTw1
Wajahat Ali | Guardian | 20 August 2010
In standing up for the Judaeo-Christian tradition, let's not get paranoid.
My favourite take on those who suspect President Barack Obama of being a
Muslim is by Wajahat Ali, from last year's Guardian [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/barack-obama-muslim-president
[7]"There Are Some People Who Don't Wait"
Links:
7. http://b.rw/jBTp3K
Robert Krulwich | Not Exactly Rocket Science | 12 May 2011
Full transcript of speech given to Berkeley Journalism School by leading
science broadcaster and blogger. A wonderful read on journalism, packed with
lovely vignettes and essential survival tips. Long but enjoyable throughout
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/there-are-some-people-who-dont-wait
[9]Pride After A Fall
Links:
9. http://b.rw/jI9MZK
Anonymous | Economist | 12 May 2011
Bagehot marks one year of coalition government with a very acute description
of Nick Clegg, the velcro man to whom calamities stick, as exasperated by
the public's hostility. Don't blame voters, warns Bagehot: just find new
ones [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/pride-after-fall
[11]Scenes From Patagonia's Wildest, Most Threatened Terrain
Links:
11. http://b.rw/lObb7S
Various | Matador Network | 12 May 2011
Beautiful photo essay from Chilean Patagonia, where plans for a huge
hydroelectric scheme threaten to destroy one of the wildest, most pristine
areas of our planet. Stunning landscape shots, and a sight of the area's
last gaucho [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/scenes-patagonias-wildest-most-threatened-terrain
FiveBooks Interview
[13]Joe Posnanski on Baseball
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/joe-posnanski-on-baseball
The Sports Illustrated columnist says the best sports books tell human
stories – and tells us why nostalgia is intrinsic to baseball
Featured Topic
[14]Crime & Thriller Writing
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/topics/crime-writing
Leading writers discuss their genre and select their top five essential
reads, plus selected articles on the murky world of thrillers and whodunnits
Reader Recommendations
@[15]mrianleslie Excellent John Harris piece on (not) meeting Bob Dylan
[16]bit.ly/kGDbnL After reading watch this: [17]bit.ly/lDTfnj #[18]browsings
Links:
15. http://twitter.com/mrianleslie
16. http://bit.ly/kGDbnL
17. http://bit.ly/lDTfnj
18. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
Book of the Day
[19]The World of S J Perelman by S J Perelman
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/world-s-j-perelman-by-s-j-perelman
[20]Woody Allen says: "The funniest human being in my lifetime, in any
medium — whether it is stand-up, television, theatre, prose or movies — is S
J Perelman"
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/woody-allen-on-memory
Video of the Day
[21]Sumo Lake
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/videos/sumo-lake
Just when you thought you might never get to see Swan Lake performed by sumo
wrestlers, along it comes
Quote of the Day
[22]Doug Saunders, on migration
Links:
22. http://dougsaunders.net/2011/05/obama-illegal-aliens-undocumented-immigrants
"Undocumented immigrants are not, contrary to myth, people who show up to
take advantage of social assistance. The risk and expense of migration are
too great to make idleness an ambition"