Newsletter 356

[5]Looking For Someone
Links:
5. http://b.rw/jreWrG

Nick Paumgarten | New Yorker | 27 June 2011

Everything you wanted to know about Internet dating. Long, fun ride from
1960s NY to today's smart algorithms (much like Netflix, except the movie
doesn't have to like you back). And how we set ourselves up for success or
failure [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/looking-someone

[7]The Paulson Sino Forest Loss
Links:
7. http://b.rw/jLeHOP

John Hemptom | Bronte Capital | 26 June 2011

Hedge-fund goliath John Paulson was gulled by a dodgy Chinese timber company
that he didn't research thoroughly. OK. That's the price of his investment
strategy. He runs a small team, acts quickly, places big bets, often wins
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/paulson-sino-forest-loss

[9]You Are Being Gamed
Links:
9. http://b.rw/k57J76

Dan Ariely | Dropbox | 25 June 2011

How online companies trick you into sharing more, joining more, and spending
more. And how, sometimes, we end up gaming ourselves. Case studies from
Amazon, Netflix, Zynga, Groupon, Apple and Facebook (PDF) [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/you-are-being-gamed

[11]Poor Little Rich Country
Links:
11. http://b.rw/jOYgb9

Patrick French | Foreign Policy | 24 June 2011

India gives billions of dollars in aid to African countries, has a space
programme and a fast-growing economy. Yet a substantial portion of its
population remains desperately poor, and Britain still sends it aid. What
gives? [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/poor-little-rich-country

[13]Chinese Art Of Elegant Bribery
Links:
13. http://b.rw/mExIOr

Anthony Ou | Open Economy | 25 June 2011

One reason for boom in Chinese art prices is rising demand for artworks to
use as bribes. Officials love art because the gift is discreet, the works
hold their value, and, if caught, you can always say you thought it was a
fake [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/chinese-art-elegant-bribery

[15]Drunk On America
Links:
15. http://b.rw/mbAiPO

Ryan O'Hanlon | Run Of Play | 24 June 2011

Soccer turns into an American national sport. "We’re slowly taking a piece
of it and painting with some vaguely American strokes. Now our soccer team
doesn’t suck we can spend an afternoon getting drunk and thinking we're the
best" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/drunk-america

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Patricio Navia on Politics of Latin America
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/patricio-navia-on-politics-latin-america

The political scientist tells us what to read if we want to know why Latin
American voters elect left-wing leaders, and how those leaders end up
governing differently from each other [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/patricio-navia-on-politics-latin-america