Newsletter 365

[5]Groupon Therapy
Links:
5. http://b.rw/qcQyb7

Lauren Etter | Vanity Fair | 5 July 2011

Good read on fastest growing company in history. Best bits cover Groupon's
early days, famously zany deal descriptions, and oddball founder Andrew
Mason. "I love the idea of dying doing something that nobody cares about,"
he says [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/groupon-therapy

[7]Drugs And The Meaning Of Life
Links:
7. http://b.rw/rtQgyB

Sam Harris | The Blog | 5 July 2011

Would you want your daughter to take drugs? Most parents would not. "But if
she does not try a psychedelic at least once in her adult life she may have
missed one of the most important rites of passage a human being can
experience" [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/drugs-and-meaning-life

[9]Should China Be 'Contained'?
Links:
9. http://b.rw/oZbwQy

Joseph Nye | Project Syndicate | 4 July 2011

On US policy towards China, and fears the Asian powerhouse could become a
threat. Nye seems sanguine. Asia has an internal balance of power and China,
in worsening ties with its neighbours, is doing a good job of containing
itself [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/should-china-be-contained

[11]Specs That See Right Through You
Links:
11. http://b.rw/nP3Jii

Sally Adee | New Scientist | 5 July 2011

And reveal people's emotions. Seriously. Welcome to the bizarre world of
"social x-ray glasses". Akin to developing a whole new sense. Of potential
benefit to people with autism but also for next generation customer service
teams [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/specs-see-right-through-you

[13]MCC Lecture On The Spirit Of Cricket
Links:
13. http://b.rw/ovySIZ

Kumar Sangakkara | Telegraph | 5 July 2011

Sri Lankan star talks about colonialism, civil war, and the role of cricket
in forging national identity. After 1996 World Cup victory "we were no
longer timid or soft or minnows. We had played and beaten the best in the
world" [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/mcc-lecture-spirit-cricket

[15]Evolution Of The Map Of Africa
Links:
15. http://b.rw/pcrswQ

Various | How To Be A Retronaut | 6 July 2011

Treasure trove for map enthusiasts. A series of 27 fascinating historical
maps, all expandable to large readable size, charting European engagement
with Africa. Made available by Princeton University library [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/evolution-map-africa

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Issandr El Amrani on Understanding the Arab World
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/issandr-el-amrani-on-understanding-arab-world

The influential blogger and journalist tells us why there’s so much
misinformation about the Arab world, and suggests what we should read to
improve our understanding of the region’s history and current turmoil
[18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/issandr-el-amrani-on-understanding-arab-world