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
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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"
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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
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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
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10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/pride-after-fall

[11]Scenes From Patagonia's Wildest, Most Threatened Terrain
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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