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The Browser daily newsletter [12 Feb 2012]

12 February 2012

 Best of the Moment

The Long Road To Damascus

Max Rodenbeck | Economist | 11 February 2012

The Economist is an excellent one-stop shop. Their chief Middle East correspondent, Max Rodenbeck, speaks Arabic fluently and is always thoughtful and poised – like this piece on Syria that gives a great overview of the situation Comments

Economics Explained: Plan A Vs Plan B

Evan Davis | BBC | 10 February 2012

Simple, lucid discussion of debate over government spending. Ideal for anyone who finds macroeconomics bewildering. Two economists from opposing camps share views of austerity, stimulus. Suprisingly there's much they agree on Comments

Obama, Explained

James Fallows | Atlantic | 9 February 2012

Monumental retrospective of US president's first term. Should we think of him as the "chess master", able to think 10 moves ahead of his opponents? Or as a mere pawn? Fallows considers in this 12,000-word essay Comments

The Physics Behind Your Favorite Science Fiction Theme Tunes

Charlie Jane Anders | io9 | 8 February 2012

Ever wondered what it is that makes a theme tune especially heroic and uplifting? Whether you listen to Star Wars, Superman or 2001: A Space Odyssey, you'll hear the "perfect fifth". Why? Well, to answer that requires some physics Comments

Why Are Men So Violent?

Jesse Prinz | Experiments In Philosophy | 3 February 2012

Are men warriors by nature? Or does history, rather than evolution, explain male violence? Prinz thinks the latter: "Violence is a complex problem, which no simple biological approach can diagnose or remedy." Here's why Comments

Hallelujah For Leonard Cohen

Jan Swafford | Slate | 8 February 2012

American composer and biographer of Brahms runs rule over Leonard Cohen and finds much to admire. Especially in the lyrics, rich in meaning. Compares well on that score with much of Dylan, Ira Gershwin Comments

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