Newsletter 542
[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]Will We Be All Right In The End?
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5. http://b.rw/xhXHbw
David Runciman | LRB | 5 January 2012
Democracy is being tested severely in Europe. It's not looking that healthy
in America. "The fear is that the political system we’ve relied on in the
past might not be up to the task at hand, but it’s the only one we’ve got"
[6]Comments
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6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/will-we-be-all-right-end
[7]The Future Of Prediction
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7. http://b.rw/xwaTr7
Leon Neyfakh | Boston Globe | 1 January 2012
No point asking "experts" – their predictions are notoriously unreliable.
But new technologies, able to analyse vast amounts of data, may yet produce
an accurate forecasting machine. Question is, would we actually want to use
it? [8]Comments
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8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/future-prediction
[9]Schadenfreude Capitalism
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9. http://b.rw/zlETCD
Harold James | Project Syndicate | 4 January 2012
"Today’s global economy is a riot of slipping economic models. And tomorrow
the cacophony will be even louder." American, European capitalism seems
flawed. Asian approach no better. So, is there a correct way to organise an
economy? [10]Comments
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10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/schadenfreude-capitalism
[11]Should We Erase Painful Memories?
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11. http://b.rw/y3UHHy
Alison Winter | Salon | 31 December 2011
Interesting topic, thoughtfully handled. If neuroscience let us perform
"memory dampening", would it be ethical? People worry because our
experiences seem central to personal identity. But so too did consciousness.
Until anaesthesia [12]Comments
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12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/should-we-erase-painful-memories
[13]Following In Henry VIII's Footsteps
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13. http://b.rw/zRESRf
Stephen Cooper | History Today | 5 January 2012
In 1533 the British parliament ruled that legal cases involving religion
could no longer be appealed to the Vatican for final resolution. A useful
precedent, if Britain decides to reject the supremacy of European Union law
[14]Comments
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14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/following-henry-viiis-footsteps
[15]How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body
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15. http://b.rw/zRZgMh
William Broad | NYT | 5 January 2012
"Yoga can lower blood pressure, make chemicals that act as antidepressants,
even improve your sex life. But the yoga community long remained silent
about its potential to inflict blinding pain." For many, it can do serious
damage [16]Comments
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16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-yoga-can-wreck-your-body
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Gary Taubes on Dieting
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17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/gary-taubes-on-dieting
Sticking to your new year’s resolutions? Still digesting Christmas lunch?
Ignore the conventional advice on losing weight, says the science writer –
what constitutes a healthy diet needs to be drastically re-evaluated
[18]Read on
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18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/gary-taubes-on-dieting
Featured Special Report
[19]Time
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19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/time
What is it? Why isn't it the same everywhere? Can we travel through time?
Will there be an end to time? Read on to find out [20]Read on
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20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/time
Reader Recommendations
@polit2k: Simon Johnson | Ron Paul And The Banks t.co/IvkgexJZ
@baselinescene #browsings #gfc2 [21]More like this
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21. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[22]Book of the Day
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22. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/heart-matter-by-graham-greene
[23]The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
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23. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/heart-matter-by-graham-greene
[24]William Boyd says: “He gets the slightly desperate seediness of life so
well. It’s a fantastically atmospheric and powerful read” [25]FiveBooks
Archive
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24. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-boyd-on-writers-who-have-inspired-me
25. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[26]Zen Of Steve Jobs
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26. http://thebrowser.com/videos/zen-steve-jobs
Graphic novel re-imagines phase in Jobs's life when he was fired from Apple
and turned to Buddhism [27]More videos
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27. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[28]Daniel Gilbert, on happiness
Links:
28. http://hbr.org/2012/01/the-science-behind-the-smile/ar/1
"A new house or a new spouse will make you happier, but not much and not
for long. Very few experiences affect us for more than three months"
[29]More quotes
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29. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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