Newsletter 384
[5]Down To The Wire
Links:
5. http://b.rw/r6d163
Howard Marks | Oaktree Capital | 22 July 2011
Exceptional, politically impartial, backgrounder on current debt crisis for
anyone still feeling remotely confused. Clear analysis of how we reached
present situation, what the true risks are and which outcomes are most
likely [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/down-wire
[7]Harmony Of Means And Ends
Links:
7. http://b.rw/mQ5V3P
Cosima Shalizi | Three-Toed Sloth | 25 July 2011
Closely-argued piece set in small type, so by no means an easy read. But
full of brilliant points. Argues that we all have common interests in making
society work, but these are weaker than the class-interests of the very rich
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/harmony-means-and-ends
[9]A Body Fit For A Freaky-Big Brain
Links:
9. http://b.rw/nY77vd
Carl Zimmer | Discover | 26 July 2011
"If big brains are so useful, then why are they relatively rare?"
Fascinating tour of the scientific research that addresses this complex
question and reveals how human biology had to reorganise itself to cope with
larger brains [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/body-fit-freaky-big-brain
[11]The Luxury Frontier
Links:
11. http://b.rw/ocb4VC
Maureen Orth | WSJ | 23 July 2011
A trip to Mongolia reveals a nation undergoing a surprising metamorphosis.
Mineral reserves are driving an economic boom. Ulan Bator is now home to
Armani, Louis Vitton and Burberry. But rapid change brings its challenges
too [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/luxury-frontier
[13]Rediscovering Machu Picchu
Links:
13. http://b.rw/rdBXd5
Hiram Bingham | National Geographic | 10 March 2011
Hiram Bingham's original report on rediscovery of Machu Picchu on July 24th,
1911. A great adventure described in the language of the day: "He turned out
to be an Indian rather better than the average, but overfond of 'firewater'"
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/rediscovering-machu-picchu
[15]Did Global Imbalances Cause The Financial Crisis?
Links:
15. http://b.rw/nd4hC7
Claudio Borio & Piti Disyatat | Vox | 26 July 2011
On this reading, no. Technical analysis concludes "the trigger for the
crisis, as well as the channel for its propagation, was not a disorderly
unwinding of global imbalances, but dislocations in the chain of global
intermediation" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/did-global-imbalances-cause-financial-crisis
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Dan Ariely on Behavioural Economics
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/dan-ariely-on-behavioural-economics
We can all be more aware of our surroundings and our decision-making
process, says the professor of psychology and behavioural economics. He
recommends five books to help us maximise our prosperity and well-being
[18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/dan-ariely-on-behavioural-economics
Featured Topic
[19]Autism
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/topics/autism
Leading academics, and parents with their own personal experiences of
autism, discuss what best to read on the disorder. Accompanied by a
selection of must-read articles [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/topics/autism
Reader Recommendations
@[21]henrylf Visualisation of US debt - genius infographic [22]t.co/0r90zXM
[23]#browsings [24]More like this
Links:
21. http://twitter.com/henrylf
22. http://www.wtfnoway.com
23. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
24. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[25]Book of the Day
Links:
25. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/doubly-green-revolution-food-all-21st-century-by-gordon-conway
[26]The Doubly Green Revolution by Gordon Conway
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/doubly-green-revolution-food-all-21st-century-by-gordon-conway
[27]Rajiv Shah says: This is a dense read by a wonderful leader in the field
of agriculture. It's probably one of the more important stories in human
history [28]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/rajiv-shah-on-breakthroughs-development
28. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[29]50 Renowned Academics Speak About God
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/videos/50-renowned-academics-speak-about-god
Chomsky, Feynman, Pinker, Sagan, Dennett and many others feature in this 35
minute compilation
[30]More videos
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[31]André Gide, on repetition
Links:
31. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/08/do-i-repeat-myself/8572
“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one
was listening, everything must be said again”
[32]More quotes
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/quotations