Newsletter 405
[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com
[5]Dag Hammarskjöld's Plane "Was Shot Down"
Links:
5. http://b.rw/nOI9e5
Julian Borger & Georgina Smith | Guardian | 17 August 2011
Witnesses of plane crash that killed UN secretary-general over Northern
Rhodesia in 1961 say his plane was shot down. If so, suspicion falls on
Western governments and companies that wanted to frustrate UN peace deal in
Congo [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/dag-hammarskjölds-plane-was-shot-down
[7]Can Math Beat Financial Markets?
Links:
7. http://b.rw/pj5jFl
David Biello | Scientific American | 16 August 2011
Interview with statistical physicist H Eugene Stanley. Short answer: "No".
Main reason: Black swans. So long as you have only a limited amount of data
(and you do!), the probability of a very rare event is likely to be
understated [8]Comments
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8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/can-math-beat-financial-markets
[9]The Inchoate Rage Beneath Our Global Cities
Links:
9. http://b.rw/qoaUrR
Richard Florida | FT | 16 August 2011
The London riots weren't just examples of hooliganism or public anger at
UK's fiscal austerity. The ultimate cause was globalisation. "Instead of
reducing and flattening economic distinctions, globalisation has made them
sharper" [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/inchoate-rage-beneath-our-global-cities
[11]Does Marijuana Make You Stupid?
Links:
11. http://b.rw/nwmFB4
Jonah Lehrer | Wired | 17 August 2011
According to the latest scientific studies, probably not. Indeed some
research suggests marijuana actually improves performance on creative mental
tests. Why? It seems that what makes us happy increases our powers of
imagination [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/does-marijuana-make-you-stupid
[13]Think Again: War
Links:
13. http://b.rw/oomWst
Joshua Goldstein | Foreign Policy | 15 August 2011
World seems to be getting more violent. But that's because we have more news
about wars, not more wars. And because we're more peaceable, we're more
easily shocked. Measured by war-deaths, past decade was most peaceful in 100
years [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/think-again-war
[15]The Impossible, Inevitable Redemption of Michael Vick
Links:
15. http://b.rw/pGBCnk
Will Leitch | GQ | 18 August 2011
He's back in the NFL, after imprisonment for involvement in dog-fighting. On
electrifying form on the field. His PR minders and sponsors have crafted a
narrative of remorse. But how much of his own story does he believe?
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/impossible-inevitable-redemption-michael-vick
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Michelle Rhee on American Education
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michelle-rhee-on-american-education
The educationalist tells us about her experience as head of Washington DC’s
public school system and explains how poorly performing children, and
institutions, can be helped to improve [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michelle-rhee-on-american-education
Featured Topic
[19]Journalism
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/topics/journalism
Find out what it's really like to be a journalist. Read about the shadowy
world of foreign reporting, learn what makes a great article and delve into
the history of journalism [20]Read on
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20. http://thebrowser.com/topics/journalism
Reader Recommendations
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21. http://twitter.com/polit2k
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23. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
24. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#gfc2
25. http://twitter.com/nouriel
26. http://twitter.com/izakaminska
27. http://twitter.com/paulmasonnews
28. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
29. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[30]Book of the Day
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/raag-darbari-by-shrilal-shukla-translated-gillian-wright
[31]Raag Darbari by Shrilal Shukla (translated by Gillian Wright)
Links:
31. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/raag-darbari-by-shrilal-shukla-translated-gillian-wright
I love this book because it is a rather cynical, but wonderfully humorous,
portrayal of life in an Indian village [32]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[33]Christine O'Donnell On Piers Morgan
Links:
33. http://thebrowser.com/videos/christine-odonnell-piers-morgan
Or, more precisely, Christine O'Donnell walks out on Piers Morgan. Who wants
to discuss gay marriage [34]More videos
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34. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[35]Joshua Goldstein, on mortality
Links:
35. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/08/15/think_again_war?page=full
"Last year more Americans died from falling out of bed than in all US wars
combined"
[36]More quotes
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36. http://thebrowser.com/quotations