Newsletter 584
[1]All of our Best of the Moment article recommendations, plus
FiveBooks interviews and other selected content from thebrower.com
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1. http://thebrowser.com
[5]The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever
Links:
5. http://b.rw/yiD4f4
Jonah Lehrer | Wired | 17 February 2012
To create memories the brain relies on just a handful of chemicals.
Researchers believe an equally small set of compounds will turn out to
be a memory eraser. "In the very near future, the act of remembering
will become a choice" [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/forgetting-pill-erases-painful-memories-forever
[7]The Future Of History
Links:
7. http://b.rw/wcAXjS
Francis Fukuyama | Foreign Affairs | 19 December 2011
Subtle analysis of how the future of liberal democracy depends on the
middle classes finding a new narrative (Free access for Browser
readers) [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/future-history
[9]The Mysterious Mr Zedzed: The Wickedest Man In The World
Links:
9. http://b.rw/ydG82R
Mike Dash | Smithsonian | 16 February 2012
"Few men have acquired so scandalous a reputation as did Basil
Zaharoff, alias Count Zacharoff." Here's how he went from brothel tout,
bigamist and arsonist to university benefactor, intimate of royalty,
international arms dealer [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/mysterious-mr-zedzed-wickedest-man-world
[11]The Euromess: A Letter From Madrid
Links:
11. http://b.rw/vZt7II
Ana Palacio | American Interest | 8 February 2012
Vigorous essay by the former Spanish Foreign Minister, urging action on
our "continent of Sartres and Hamlets” [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/euromess-letter-madrid
[13]In The Footsteps Of The Apostles
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13. http://b.rw/wdBasB
Andrew Todhunter | National Geographic | 15 February 2012
"To study the lives of the Apostles is a bit like what we've been doing
with the Hubble telescope—getting as close as we can to seeing these
earliest galaxies. This was the big bang moment for Christianity"
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/footsteps-apostles
[15]Martin Amis’ Guide To Classic Video Games
Links:
15. http://b.rw/AqPAck
Mark O'Connell | Millions | 16 February 2012
Who knew? British novelist published video-game book, "Invasion of the
Space Invaders", in 1982. And has kept it out of print ever since.
"Many have heard rumours of its shameful presence, but few have seen it
with their own eyes" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/martin-amis’-guide-classic-video-games
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Christina Romer on Learning from the Great Depression
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/christina-romer-on-learning-great-depression
The former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers says
we’ve learned that terrible downturns can still occur, but also that
the right policy response can make a huge difference to the outcome
[18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/christina-romer-on-learning-great-depression
Featured Special Report
[19]Parenting
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/parenting
What's the best way to bring up children? Indeed, is there a right way
at all? [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/parenting
Reader Recommendations
@[21]polit2k MT @[22]boomerangomics: Iceland's Viking Victory –
Telegraph [23]t.co/OcrXJV7h by By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
#[24]browsings @[25]npanayotopoulos
Links:
21. http://twitter.com/polit2k
22. http://twitter.com/boomerangomics
23. http://t.co/OcrXJV7h
24. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
25. http://twitter.com/npanayotopoulos
[26]More like this
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26. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[27]Book of the Day
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/eye-needle-by-ken-follett
[28]Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/eye-needle-by-ken-follett
T[29]ess Gerritsen says: “Follett manages to keep up the adrenaline all
the way through the story because the villain is so brilliant and
tenacious” [30]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tess-gerritsen-on-favourite-thrillers
30. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[31]Inception Park
Links:
31. http://thebrowser.com/videos/inception-park
Buenos Aires. One day, all public transport will be like this [32]More
videos
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32. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[33]Karl Smith, on putting things off
Links:
33. http://modeledbehavior.com/2012/02/13/notes-on-life-notes-on-greece
"Kicking the can down the road is of its nature preferable, because
bad things now are worse than bad things later"
[34]More quotes
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34. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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