Weekly newsletter 5
Best of the Week
Obituary: Colonel Albert Bachmann
Anonymous | Telegraph | 4 May 2011
"Mustachioed, pipe-smoking and blessed with an ability to wreak havoc within
his own organisation, Bachmann’s resemblance to Inspector Clouseau was
striking. He reduced the Swiss intelligence agency to a state bordering on
chaos" [1]Comments
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com/articles/obituary-colonel-albert-bachmann
The Last Post
Derek Miller | Penmachine | 4 May 2011
"Here it is. I'm dead, and this is my last post to my blog. I died in
Burnaby on May 3, 2011, age 41, of complications from stage-four metastatic
colorectal cancer. We all knew this was coming. Derek doesn't exist anymore"
[2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/last-post
Pakistan And Al-Qaeda's Future
Ahmed Rashid | NYRB | 3 May 2011
"Bin Laden's ideology and acts of terrorism changed the way we live, and how
we conduct politics and business while deeply scarring relations between the
Muslim world and the West. His death will have similarly large-scale
effects" [3]Comments
Links:
3. http://thebrowser.com/articles/pakistan-and-al-qaedas-future
Four Words That Make Me Suspicious Of Myself When I Say Them
David | Raptitude | 25 April 2011
Frank and entertaining piece on four english words that: "lend themselves to
a certain kind of self-deception. They often hint at more going on". A
reminder of the unacknowledged subtext behind words we use blithely every
day [4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/david-raptitude-25th-april-2011
The Destruction Of Economic Facts
Hernando de Soto | Businessweek | 28 April 2011
Acclaimed Peruvian economist with helpful backgrounder on financial crisis.
Confused by all the recent analysis? No problem, this clear and detailed
feature should help you grasp the underlying causes and evaluate continuing
risks [5]Comments
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/articles/destruction-economic-facts
The Formula Of Life
Ian Stewart | New Statesman | 27 April 2011
Introducing the fast-growing discipline of biomathematics. Application of
mathematical models to biological theories has revealed important concepts,
such as "equations that can predict the pattern of a zebra’s stripes"
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/formula-life
Why The Numbers Game Is Bad For Our Kids
Mr N | An Urban Teacher's Education | 2 May 2011
Children learn about science by building mousetrap cars, not memorising
vocabulary. Super blogpost by LA biology teacher blasting unhelpful,
misleading "Teach for America" tests. Thanks to Emily Skehan for the emailed
recommendation [7]Comments
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/articles/why-numbers-game-bad-our-kids
Big Cheese: Gérard Depardieu
James Mottram | Independent | 2 May 2011
He has survived 17 motorbike accidents, a quintuple heart bypass and a plane
crash. He makes four or five films a year, and has done so for four decades.
Lately he's cut back his drinking to fewer than six bottles of wine a day
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/big-cheese-gérard-depardieu
FiveBooks Interview
[9]Woody Allen on Inspiration
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/woody-allen-on-memory
The film legend discusses books that have resonated with him, from JD
Salinger to Elia Kazan and beyond
Featured Topic
[10]Cooking
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/topics/cooking
If cooking is your thing, or you want it to be, this is for you. From
interviews with top chefs to articles that range from the perfect appliance,
to food for athletes, to what's in your cappuccino, it's all here. Enjoy
Reader Recommendations
#Browsings of the week: [11]TheAmScho A letter from Morocco: 'The Living and
the Dead' #[12]browsings [13]tinyurl.com/3hcwbb4
Links:
11. http://twitter.com/TheAmScho
12. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
13. http://tinyurl.com/3hcwbb4
Book of the Week
[14]The Lodger: Shakespeare on Silver Street by Charles Nicholl
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/lodger-shakespeare-silver-street-by-charles-nicholl
[15]James Shapiro says: Legal documents showing Shakespeare’s involvement as
a mediator in the London household where he was lodging were discovered in
the early 20th century.
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/lodger-shakespeare-silver-street-by-charles-nicholl#book-recommender-0
Video of the Week
[16]Human Planet
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/videos/human-planet
Truly awe-inspiring look at human life in all its varied forms from the BBC
Quote of the Week
[17]Diego Gambetta, on trust
Links:
17. http://www.stanford.edu/~mpblimpo/Trust_Blimpo2009.pdf
"For trust to be relevant, there must be a possibility of betrayal"
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