Newsletter 495
[1]All of our Best of the Moment article recommendations, plus FiveBooks
interviews and other selected content from thebrower.com
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[5]How We Were All Misled
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5. http://b.rw/rv9xle
John Lanchester | NYRB | 17 November 2011
Enjoyable, if chastening, canter through boom and bust, framed around review
of Michael Lewis's latest book, _Boomerang_. Lanchester's benchmark for
excess was the Reykjavik waitress who'd fly to Milan for a weekend's
shopping [6]Comments
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6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-we-were-all-misled
[7]James Altucher, Wall Street's Keeper Of The Pain
Links:
7. http://b.rw/uPiQDg
Roben Farzad | Businessweek | 17 November 2011
Enjoyable profile of the colourful Altucher, canny media investor turned
blogger extraordinaire. Made millions, lost millions but remains a "beacon
of hope" for all in the post-crash world. "There’s life after financial
near-death" [8]Comments
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8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/james-altucher-wall-streets-keeper-pain
[9]Later Terminator
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9. http://b.rw/t6b9hO
Mark Changizi | The Crux | 16 November 2011
Cognitive scientist on possibility of artificial brains: "If we can’t
explain what a hundred times larger brain does for its user, then we should
moderate our confidence in any attempt we might have for building a brain of
our own" [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/later-terminator
[11]Greece's Default Dilemma
Links:
11. http://b.rw/sBREQn
Vito Tanzi | National Interest | 14 November 2011
Would Greece be better off defaulting and taking back control of its
economy? Argentina defaulted in 2001 and didn't seem to suffer much from the
experience. Well, it's not so easy. Here's how the Greek situation is
different [12]Comments
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12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/greeces-default-dilemma
[13]Nazi Racial Ideology Was Religious, Creationist And Opposed To Darwinism
Links:
13. http://b.rw/tPsDOz
Coel Hellier | coelsblog | 8 November 2011
Fascinating essay debunks common myths about Nazis. Detailed, careful
research concludes: "The Nazi ideology was theistic and religious and an
offshoot of Christianity, merging Christianity with Nazi racial theory"
[14]Comments
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14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/nazi-racial-ideology-was-religious-creationist-and-opposed-darwinism
[15]$5 Chess Game, Best Of Three, Zuccotti Park
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15. http://b.rw/vd4Qc1
David Hill | McSweeney's | 17 November 2011
Six in the morning, waiting for the police to move in and break up the OWS
protest. Time for chess with a fellow traveller. But is he trying to hustle
me? [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/5-chess-game-best-three-zuccotti-park
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Daniel Hamermesh on Economics is Fun
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daniel-hamermesh-on-economics-fun
Yes, really! Have you ever been “sexiled”? Or used game theory, without
realising it, to get someone to do the dishes? The economics professor
explains how his discipline creeps into all kinds of unlikely areas [18]Read
on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daniel-hamermesh-on-economics-fun
Featured Topic
[19]Syria Revolts
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/syria-revolts
Months of anti-government protests; a brutal response by the authorities.
But what's really going on in Syria? Read on to find out [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/syria-revolts
Reader Recommendations
_@nuzav_ Timothy Geithner's Best Asset: Everybody Hates Him - The Atlantic
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Book of the Day
[24]Book of the Day
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24. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/homage-catalonia-by-george-orwell
[25]Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
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25. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/homage-catalonia-by-george-orwell
[26]Carne Ross says: “Like all of Orwell's work it's incredibly well
written. It's a great book in its own right of a man going to fight in a
foreign war” [27]FiveBooks Archive
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26. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/carne-ross-on-leaderless-revolution
27. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[28]Senseless Drawing Bot
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28. http://thebrowser.com/videos/senseless-drawing-bot
Adults: Don't try this in a public place. Children: Don't try this at home
[29]More videos
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29. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[30]Andy Borowitz channels Rick Perry
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30. http://twitter.com/BorowitzReport/status/137266911309332480
"I would eliminate all the parts of government I can't remember"
[31]More quotes
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31. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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