Newsletter 549
[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]The Perils Of 2012
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5. http://b.rw/xOT7sn
Joseph Stiglitz | Project Syndicate | 12 January 2012
Asian economies are showing pragmatic commitment to growth. By contrast,
West's mix of ideology and vested interests almost looks like a commitment
_not_ to grow. Expect more global economic rebalancing. And political tension
[6]Comments
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6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/perils-2012
[7]Can A Scientist Define “Life”?
Links:
7. http://b.rw/A29hrf
Carl Zimmer | Txnologist | 10 January 2012
Hang on a minute, I hear you say. If scientists are working to create,
locate, even manipulate life, surely they must be able to define it? Well,
it's not so simple. As Zimmer shows, there's no agreement as to what life
actually is [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/can-scientist-define-“life”
[9]My Mesopotamian Getaway
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9. http://b.rw/zTeCeJ
Emma Sky | Foreign Policy | 13 January 2012
Nice mix of travelogue and political analysis as Sky returns to country she
worked in as adviser to US army. A rounder picture of Iraq than one usually
gets, with some cause for optimism. But fears loom over PM's power play
[10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/my-mesopotamian-getaway
[11]What Remains
Links:
11. http://b.rw/x9DuFf
Max Rivlin-Nadler | The Awl | 11 January 2012
Writer visits National Funeral Directors Conference. Finds industry in
turmoil. Cremation numbers up, burials down, demand for religious ceremonies
falling. What value-added services do people really want? Can Disney provide
clues? [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/what-remains
[13]The Story Of The Self
Links:
13. http://b.rw/wDWYDq
Charles Fernyhough | Guardian | 13 January 2012
Interesting look at what we know about memory, quirks and all. "Similar
neural systems seem to underpin past-related and future-related thinking.
Memory is endlessly creative, and at one level it functions just as
imagination does" [14]Comments
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14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/story-self
[15]When Barbara Jean Was Missing
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15. http://b.rw/wJTV66
Rebecca O'Connor | Rumpus | 13 January 2012
Writer goes in search of family history and the grandmother she never knew,
who committed suicide. "We had always talked like Barbara Jean had made her
choice. Now I wonder how many choices were made for her" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/when-barbara-jean-was-missing
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Henry Hitchings on Language
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/henry-hitchings-on-language
The wordsmith and cultural historian debunks common myths about English,
recommends the smartest writing about words, and says apostrophes are
“orthographic squiggles” not worth fighting for [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/henry-hitchings-on-language
Featured Special Report
[19]Sport's Violence Problem
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/sports-violence-problem
Nobody wants to take away the thrill and drama of the NFL or NHL, but is
middle age dementia an acceptable price for ex-players to pay? [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/sports-violence-problem
Reader Recommendations
@polit2k David Hockney: a life in art | Guardian| Nicholas Wroe
t.co/z2ON6AD0 @guardian #ipad #RA #browsings [21]More like this
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21. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[22]Book of the Day
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/alternative-rock-by-dave-thompson
[23]Alternative Rock by Dave Thompson
Links:
23. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/alternative-rock-by-dave-thompson
[24]Santigold says: “I learned about so many bands and records just from
flipping through the book. It’s really cool to have all this in one place”
[25]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/santigold-on-musical-influences
25. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[26]Stop Childhood Obesity
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/videos/stop-childhood-obesity
Spend 30 seconds watching this, and it will prey on your mind all day.
Promise [27]More videos
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27. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[28]Steve Chapman, on Newt Gingrich
Links:
28. http://reason.com/archives/2012/01/12/the-republicans-cow-pie-bingo
"No one has ever left a Gingrich encounter wanting to hear more"
[29]More quotes
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29. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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