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[5]Religion In The 21st Century
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5. http://b.rw/pKwwiN
Anonymous | Philosopher's Beard | 22 October 2011
"Religion has been brought low by its old enemies, philosophy and politics.
Religion persists and is even popular. But it is now in the mind, a matter
of personal belief projected outwards. In short, religion is now secular"
[6]Comments
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6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/religion-21st-century
[7]David Graeber, The Anti-Leader Of Occupy Wall Street
Links:
7. http://b.rw/vIdIou
Drake Bennett | Businessweek | 26 October 2011
"David Graeber likes to say that he had three goals for the year: Promote
his book, learn to drive, and launch a worldwide revolution. The first is
going well, the second has proven challenging, and the third is looking up"
[8]Comments
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8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/david-graeber-anti-leader-occupy-wall-street
[9]Deep Intellect
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9. http://b.rw/u0uPGq
Sy Montgomery | Orion | 25 October 2011
What goes on in the mind of an octopus? "As we gazed into each other’s eyes,
Athena encircled my arms with hers, latching on with first dozens, then
hundreds of her sensitive, dexterous suckers. She changed colour beneath my
touch" [10]Comments
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10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/deep-intellect
[11]Control Rights (And Wrongs)
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11. http://b.rw/usPzdb
Andrew Haldane | Bank Of England | 24 October 2011
General theory of bank crises in past century. Bankers don't really answer
to anybody. "Ownership and control rights are exercised by shareholders. But
for banks, equity is a vanishingly small fraction of their balance sheet"
[12]Comments
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12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/control-rights-and-wrongs
[13]Richard Stallman: Speaker Visit
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13. http://b.rw/tZZv2E
Richard Stallman | My Society | 20 October 2011
All public speakers could learn something from this—if only how modest their
own demands are. Co-founder of free software movement will happily address
your meeting, so long as every last detail is exactly how he wants it
[14]Comments
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14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/richard-stallman-speaker-visit
[15]How The Potato Changed The World
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15. http://b.rw/useIp1
Charles Mann | Smithsonian | 19 October 2011
Fascinating history of humble spud. Originally from Andes; taken to Europe
by Spanish. French blamed it for flatulence, English feared it brought Roman
Catholicism. Bread price rises helped it catch on. Doubled Europe's food
supply [16]Comments
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16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-potato-changed-world
[17]6 Guys In A Capsule
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17. http://b.rw/tJZWyU
Bill Donahue | Wired | 21 October 2011
"The Institute for Biomedical Problems is a world leader in the torture of
isolation." But even it has never tried anything like this before. Locking
six brave men in a tiny capsule. For 520 days. To test our ability to reach
Mars [18]Comments
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18. http://thebrowser.com/articles/6-guys-capsule
[19]The Myths Of Christian Europe
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19. http://b.rw/rhcLfP
Kenan Malik | Pandaemonium | 20 October 2011
Excellent essay. The liberal, democratic values we hold dear aren't so
rooted in Christianity as we might think. So any weakening of Christianity
in Europe won't erode those values. But crass alarmism about Islam might
[20]Comments
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20. http://thebrowser.com/articles/myths-christian-europe
FiveBooks Interview
[21]Jonathon Green on Slang
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jonathon-green-on-slang
It’s dirty, grubby and doubting. And us at our most real. The lexicographer
takes us inside the world of “rough, truthful language” from rhyming slang
and cant to the streets of Baltimore and an etymology of the f-word [22]Read
on
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22. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jonathon-green-on-slang
Featured Topic
[23]Euro On The Brink
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23. http://thebrowser.com/reports/euro-brink
What's going wrong with the euro? Can the problem be contained? If so, how?
And what if it isn't? Read on to find out [24]Read on
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24. http://thebrowser.com/reports/euro-brink
Reader Recommendations
_@prospect_uk_: In which Steven Pinker owns up to whiling away his mornings
reading _@thebrowser_: http://t.co/7AHWS5wr [26]#browsings [27]More like
this
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26. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
27. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Week
[28]Book of the Day
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28. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/play-dreams-and-imitation-childhood-by-jean-piaget
[29]Play, Dreams and Imitation in Childhood by Jean Piaget
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/play-dreams-and-imitation-childhood-by-jean-piaget
[30]Dorothy Singer says: Piaget’s books evolved from his observations about
his own children. He kept detailed records of everything his children did
[31]FiveBooks Archive
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30. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/play-dreams-and-imitation-childhood-by-jean-piaget
31. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Video of the Week
[32]David Calvo Juggles And Solves Rubik's Cubes
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/videos/david-calvo-juggles-and-solves-rubiks-cubes
At the same time. Impressive, you must admit
[33]More videos
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33. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Week
[34]John Le Carré, on adaptations
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34. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117945968?refcatid=31
"Seeing your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into
bouillon cubes"
[35]More quotes
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35. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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