Newsletter 575
[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]Mystery Monk Makes Billions
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5. http://b.rw/y1En8Q
Clare O'Connor | Forbes | 8 February 2012
By name, Manoj Bhargava, producer of 5-Hour Energy caffeine drink.
Princeton dropout. Part-time mystic. His recipe for success: Make
something that works, sue the competition. "I'm probably the richest
Indian in America" [6]Comments
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6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/mystery-monk-makes-billions
[7]What Does ‘Keynesian’ Mean?
Links:
7. http://b.rw/w3KeBY
Jonathan Portes | Vox | 7 February 2012
At last, some clear thinking on what it really means to be a Keynesian.
Who should the term cover? Short answer – just about everyone with a
serious opinion on economics. Regrettably though, it's become a
politicised label [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/what-does-‘keynesian’-mean
[9]Man In Full
Links:
9. http://b.rw/zXhhkk
Chris Ballard | Sports Illustrated | 6 February 2012
A story about wrestling and wrestlers. So far, so unpromising. And then
there's the unattractive frat boy violence on page one. But it develops
into the most moving account of confronting adversity you'll read in a
long time [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/man-full
[11]Why Cognitive Enhancement Is In Your Future (And Your Past)
Links:
11. http://b.rw/xBBN4d
Ross Anderson | Atlantic | 6 February 2012
Conversation with bioethicist Allen Buchanan. Interesting throughout.
"It might turn out that the only way to prevent us from going extinct,
or to prevent some great worsening of our condition, is to enhance some
of our capacities" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/why-cognitive-enhancement-your-future-and-your-past
[13]Open Your Mouth And You're Dead
Links:
13. http://b.rw/Azft22
James Nestor | Outside | 25 January 2012
"Kitahama’s face is pale blue, her mouth agape, her head craned back
like a dead bird’s. Through her swim mask her eyes are wide and
unblinking, staring at the sun. She isn’t breathing." Welcome to the
freediving world championships [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/open-your-mouth-and-youre-dead
[15]The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Links:
15. http://b.rw/AuMx6w
Karen Abbott | Smithsonian | 7 February 2012
Extraordinary story of 1933 murder of New York street-bum Mike Malloy.
Conspirators first insured his life, then fed him wood alcohol to
finish him off. But the hardy Irishman wouldn't go easily, no matter
what his murderers tried [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/man-who-wouldnt-die
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Wade Davis on Legacies of World War One
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/wade-davis-on-legacies-world-war-one
The author of Into the Silence tells us that the consequences of the
Great War were much more than merely political. He says the war had a
noticeable impact on exploration, arts and literature, and modernity
itself [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/wade-davis-on-legacies-world-war-one
Featured Special Report
[19]Human Modification
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/human-modification
Scientists are experimenting with different ways to enhance humans.
What's possible? And what may be possible in the future? Does messing
with Mother Nature raise ethical questions? [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/human-modification
Reader Recommendations
@[21]nuzav Julian Baggini: There's a dark side to this piety about
'going local' - Opinion - The Independent
[22]t.co/SWQPCCZE #[23]Browsings [24]More like this
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24. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[25]Book of the Day
Links:
25. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/american-enemy-by-philippe-roger
[26]The American Enemy by Philippe Roger
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/american-enemy-by-philippe-roger
[27]Richard Kuisel says: “Philippe Roger contributes an erudite yet
witty and scathing account of Gallic anti-Americanism” [28]FiveBooks
Archive
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27. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/richard-kuisel-on-french-attitudes-america
28. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[29]Baby Is Table Tennis King
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/videos/baby-table-tennis-king
You need to start them early...
[30]More videos
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30. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[31]Malcolm Gladwell, on theory
Links:
31. http://journalistsresource.org/reference/research/research-chat-dan-ariely-malcolm-gladwell-social-science
"People are information-rich and theory-poor. If you can give them a
way of organizing their experience, then their minds are wide open"
[32]More quotes
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32. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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