Newsletter 749
[1]All of our Best of the Moment article recommendations, plus
FiveBooks interviews and other selected content from thebrower.com
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[6]The Narco Tunnels Of Nogales
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6. http://b.rw/MCGzoX
Adam Higginbotham | Businessweek | 2 August 2012
"If everyone had kept quiet, it could have been the most valuable
parking spot on earth." So begins a terrific piece on the tunnels of
Nogales, Arizona. Some have lifts or electric railways. All have one
purpose: Drug trafficking [7]Comments
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7. http://thebrowser.com/articles/narco-tunnels-nogales
[8]Americans Want To Live In A Much More Equal Country
Links:
8. http://b.rw/MgYhNh
Dan Ariely | Atlantic | 2 August 2012
"We vastly underestimate the level of inequality that we have in
America. Our society is far more uneven in terms of wealth than we
believe it is. Second, we want much more equality than both what we
have, and what we think we have" [9]Comments
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/articles/americans-want-live-much-more-equal-country
[10]Desperation, Greed And The Global Organ Trade
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10. http://b.rw/NekIn2
Arndt Ginzel, Wolfgang Kraushaar & Steffen Winter | Spiegel | 3 August
2012
Vera was a poor Russian immigrant struggling to get by in Israel.
Walter was a wealthy German businessman, who urgently needed a new
kidney. Their unsettling story sheds light on the thriving black market
for human organs [11]Comments
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/articles/desperation-greed-and-global-organ-trade
[12]Do You Want Sprouts With That?
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12. http://b.rw/MAL8A4
Frederick Kaufman | Wired UK | 2 August 2012
A former McDonald's boss would like to welcome you to his new
restaurant, Lyfe Kitchen. No butter, no cream, no white flour, no
additives. But still plenty of burgers. Accompanied by Brussels
sprouts, not fries. Is this the future? [13]Comments
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13. http://thebrowser.com/articles/do-you-want-sprouts
[14]Face The Music
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14. http://b.rw/Pm8Crv
Tim Falconer | Maisonneuve | 1 August 2012
Reporter stumbles across surprisingly complex science of tone deafness.
Turns out he is genuinely amusic. Then the expert confesses: “I am
stunned. And I’ve seen many amusic cases. I would love to be in your
brain.” Here's why [15]Comments
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15. http://thebrowser.com/articles/face-music
[16]The Body Olympic
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16. http://b.rw/Rgi8yw
Anthony Lane | New Yorker | 1 August 2012
Lovely, light-hearted spin around the Olympics from women's
weightlifting to "whippet with sideburns" Bradley Wiggins. "Like most
of those against whom he races, he appears to have dispensed with the
standard human need for fat" [17]Comments
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/articles/body-olympic
FiveBooks Interview
[18]Jerry Coyne on Evolution
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jerry-coyne-on-evolution
The evolutionary biologist tells us why Darwin is still essential
reading and sifts the vast amount of more recent writing on evolution
for books that are both inspiring to scientists and accessible to
general readers [19]Read on
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jerry-coyne-on-evolution
Featured Special Report
[20]Epic Adventures
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20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/epic-adventures
Extreme tourism, unwise adventure and plain bad luck. Enjoy it all from
the comfort of your armchair [21]Read on
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/reports/epic-adventures
Reader Recommendations
@[22]pritchard33 The White Correspondent’s Burden: Why We Need to Tell
the #[23]Africa Story Differently [24]t.co/Dw5Twj5C [25]#browsings
[26]More like this
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24. http://t.co/Dw5Twj5C
25. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
26. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[27]A Fragment of Friendship by Charlotte Mosley (editor)
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/fragment-friendship-by-charlotte-mosley-editor
[28]Selina Hastings says: “Carew’s portrait of Evelyn Waugh is so
marvellous because you not only see the brilliant young man but also
the rather vulnerable school boy” [29]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/selina-hastings-on-evelyn-waugh-and-bright-young-things
29. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[30]BJ Fogg: Psychology of Persuasion
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30. http://thebrowser.com/videos/bj-fogg-psychology-persuasion
How to get what you want. “Put hot triggers in the path of motivated
people.” [31]More videos
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31. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[32]Michelle Mirsky, on marriage
Links:
32. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-scarlet-d
"If being married was roughly what one thought it would be like,
every couple would stay married until death parted them"
[33]More quotes
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33. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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