Newsletter 740
[1]All of our Best of the Moment article recommendations, plus
FiveBooks interviews and other selected content from thebrower.com
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com
[6]A High Holy Whodunit
Links:
6. http://b.rw/LNhjPZ
Ronen Bergman | NYT | 25 July 2012
On the mystery of the Aleppo Codex, the oldest, most complete, most
accurate text of the Hebrew Bible. Some of it is in Jerusalem. The
story of how it got there and how some of its pages went missing is to
touch the rawest of nerves [7]Comments
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/articles/high-holy-whodunit
[8]Undead: The Rabies Virus Remains A Medical Mystery
Links:
8. http://b.rw/MlOYwN
Monica Murphy & Bill Wasik | Wired | 23 July 2012
Nobody survives rabies: It is fatal in all cases. That's what experts
told us for millennia. But then a controversial new treatment allowed
five to survive. Is there a miracle cure? Or were we wrong to assume
rabies always kills? [9]Comments
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/articles/undead-rabies-virus-remains-medical-mystery
[10]Another Summer Of Discontent
Links:
10. http://b.rw/MlSBTy
Daniel Alpert | Economonitor | 24 July 2012
Sharp economic analysis highlights four key facts about global economy
that have become apparent since financial crisis began. And the
challenge economists and politicians face in trying to address them
simultaneously [11]Comments
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/articles/another-summer-discontent
[12]Europe's Impossible Dream
Links:
12. http://b.rw/Okzlqg
John Lloyd | Reuters | 23 July 2012
The logic of the economics dictates political and economic union. But
that would require a solidarity among nations that does not exist. So
"European politicians must now attempt something for which they are
wholly unprepared" [13]Comments
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/articles/europes-impossible-dream
[14]Op-Ed Militarism
Links:
14. http://b.rw/MEpnDO
Micah Zenko | CFR | 18 July 2012
Despite the bellicose stereotype, generals are typically averse to
military interventions. The real warmongers are the op-ed writers.
They're forever demanding that America invade here or bomb there. What
are they thinking? [15]Comments
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/articles/op-ed-militarism
[16]Others’ Milk
Links:
16. http://b.rw/NSS4eF
Benjamin Phelan | Slate | 24 July 2012
"There are about 6,000 mammal species, each with its own unique milk,
but we get at least 97 percent of all our dairy products from one
animal." The cow. How come we don't use milk from yaks, elk, camels or
even pigs? [17]Comments
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/articles/others’-milk
FiveBooks Interview
[18]Belinda Jack on the History of Women Readers
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/belinda-jack-on-history-women-readers
The freedom to pick up a book is something we take almost for granted
today but women readers have faced all manner of obstacles throughout
history, as the author of The Woman Reader explains [19]Read on
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/belinda-jack-on-history-women-readers
Featured Special Report
[20]After Aurora
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/after-aurora
How does one make sense of such killings? And can we, will we, do
anything to stop it happening again? [21]Read on
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/reports/after-aurora
Reader Recommendations
@[22]polit2k The parable of the ox | John Kay | [23]t.co/Zn5Uza0o
[24]t.co/KpfYdKlV #[25]browsings h/t @[26]TimHarford [27]More like this
Links:
22. http://twitter.com/polit2k
23. http://www.ft.com/home/europe
24. http://t.co/KpfYdKlV
25. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
26. http://twitter.com/TimHarford
27. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[28]Book of the Day
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/hierarchy-forest-by-christopher-boehm
[29]Hierarchy in the Forest by Christopher Boehm
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/hierarchy-forest-by-christopher-boehm
[30]Paul Seabright says: “According to Boehm, if any warrior in a
forager society gets too big for his boots he provokes a defensive
coalition of the beta males to restrain him” [31]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/paul-seabright-on-evolution-and-human-cooperation
31. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[32]Forensic Psychologist on Violent Minds
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/videos/forensic-psychologist-violent-minds
After Aurora, Colorado. Fascinating (h/t @David_Dobbs)
[33]More videos
Links:
33. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[34]Dwight Macdonald, on information
Links:
34. http://www.easthamptonstar.com/?q=Books/2012717/Long-Island-Books-Great-Contrarian#.UAoJJEwr5Lo.twitter
“The real problem of our day is how to escape being well informed"
[35]More quotes
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35. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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