Newsletter 451

4 Oct 2011 • 3 min read

[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

[5]Quantum Life: The Weirdness Inside Us
Links:
5. http://b.rw/q8PCqk

Michael Brooks | New Scientist | 3 October 2011

"Might particles that occupy two states at once, that interact seemingly
inexplicably over distances and exhibit other quantum misbehaviours actually
make many essential life processes tick?" Fascinating look at quantum
biology [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/quantum-life-weirdness-inside-us

[7]A Waste Of Energy?
Links:
7. http://b.rw/pBvgrV

James Surowiecki | New Yorker | 3 October 2011

Fine analysis of solar energy failure Solyndra and need for subsidies in
renewable energy market. Private investment unlikely to be sufficient as
"the economic rate of return is significantly less than the social rate of
return" [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/waste-energy

[9]The Great Pumpkin
Links:
9. http://b.rw/n3kZ5g

Brendan Borrell | Smithsonian | 25 September 2011

Introduction to extreme vegetable growing. Crop of choice? The Atlantic
Giant Pumpkin. The aim? To grow the first one ton specimen. And they're
getting close: "What we are doing will be reflected on the dinner table of
America" [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/great-pumpkin

[11]Dissolve My Nobel Prize! A True Story
Links:
11. http://b.rw/oMwMS6

Robert Krulwich | NPR | 3 October 2011

"It's 1940. The Nazis have taken Copenhagen. They are literally marching
through the streets, and physicist Niels Bohr has just hours, maybe minutes,
to make two Nobel Prize medals disappear. They are made of 23-karat gold"
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/dissolve-my-nobel-prize-true-story

[13]Scientology And Its Discontents
Links:
13. http://b.rw/oUq6fT

Seth Perry | Chronicle Review | 2 October 2011

Interesting assessment of history of scientology by religious scholar.
Despite cult-like nature of institution he created, "Hubbard's teachings
contain fascinating religious content that demands serious study"
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/scientology-and-its-discontents

[15]iBone
Links:
15. http://b.rw/oGe6HV

Marshall Sella | GQ | 3 October 2011

The makers of GPS-based gay hook-up app Grindr bring you Blendr, the
equivalent for straight people. How will it, can it ever work? Under an
admittedly revolting headline, GQ writer sets out to investigate
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/ibone

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Denise Hamilton on Perfume
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/denise-hamilton-on-perfume

The author guides us through the intoxicating world of the perfumer, from
ancient Egypt to wartime Paris – and explains what Guerlain meant when he
said his fragrances contained a whiff of his mistress's bottom [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/denise-hamilton-on-perfume

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