Newsletter 455

9 Oct 2011 • 3 min read

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

[5]What Options Are Left For The Single Currency?
Links:
5. http://b.rw/nDtfC7

Various | Spiegel | 7 October 2011

"There is no precedent for this crisis, nor is there a recipe that could be
applied to resolve it. Europe's politicians have maneuvered themselves and
their people into an unparalleled situation." Final part of excellent Euro
report [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/ticking-euro-bomb

[7]The Generals’ Slow And Unsteady March To Democracy
Links:
7. http://b.rw/oUdX3q

Anonymous | Economist | 8 October 2011

"Since the revolution Egypt’s new rulers have steadily lost goodwill. With
the economy stalled and the political horizon still blurred, many Egyptians
now suspect the army of dragging its boots." Will they speed up pace of
change? [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/generals’-slow-and-unsteady-march-democracy

[9]Amanda Knox: What's In A Face?
Links:
9. http://b.rw/nnZSRn

Ian Leslie | Guardian | 8 October 2011

"We all have an inherent bias towards assuming that we can discern a
person's inner mental state simply by observing them." And for Amanda Knox,
this proved disastrous. Excellent piece looks at dangers of judging by
appearances [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/amanda-knox-whats-face

[11]Talking Tech With Peter Thiel
Links:
11. http://b.rw/rraLJX

Declan McCullagh | CNET | 3 October 2011

Shrewd and informative throughout. On tech, of course, especially green
tech, but also on American economic policy. "There is an incredible faith in
capitalism—that you can put any burdens on business, and people will just
work" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/talking-tech-peter-thiel

[13]The Wizard And The Mortal
Links:
13. http://b.rw/rhbUen

Randall Stross | NYT | 8 October 2011

Intruiging comparison of Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs. Their deaths both
caused extraordinary outpourings of public grief. But for Jobs, we felt a
human connection. Not so for Edison, who always seemed larger than life - a
wizard [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/wizard-and-mortal

[15]Crime Lords Of Tokyo
Links:
15. http://b.rw/qwwlLW

NGT | National Geographic | 7 October 2011

Great pictures of Yakuza members, associates, and—especially—their tattoos.
With some nice snippets of text, including a gang boss's apologia for his
work: "There are affairs in this society that no one can handle. No one but
us" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/crime-lords-tokyo

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Steven Pinker on the Decline of Violence
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-pinker-on-decline-violence

Our TV screens may be full of news about war and crime, but this masks a
fall in historical terms in the number of violent deaths that’s nothing
short of astonishing, says the psychologist. He tells us how and why this
happened [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-pinker-on-decline-violence

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