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Friday, April 20, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [20 Apr 2012]

20 April 2012

 Best of the Moment

Another Night To Remember

Bryan Burrough | Vanity Fair | 19 April 2012

Reconstruction of the night the Costa Concordia became the largest passenger ship ever wrecked. It's a "story of heroism and disgrace, and also, in the mistakes of its captain and certain officers, a tale of monumental human folly" Comments

Post-Prozac Nation

Siddhartha Mukherjee | NYT | 19 April 2012

Was "serotonin hypothesis" of depression discarded too soon? Latest research suggests serotonin is indeed central to functioning of mood, but "its mechanism of action is vastly more subtle and more magnificent than we ever imagined" Comments

The World's Most Important Story

Jonathan Watts | China Dialogue | 17 April 2012

It's China. And in particular China's environment. Because that's the basis of China's economy. The carbon-fuelled industrial model that Britain pioneered 200 years ago is reaching its apex here. And perhaps its end Comments

Sweden’s Secret Recipe

Fraser Nelson | Spectator | 14 April 2012

Profile of Anders Borg, Europe's best finance minister—and the only one with a pony-tail and ear-ring. Successfully stimulated Swedish economy by cutting taxes, while other countries borrowed their way deeper into debt. Comments

Inside The Racist Mind

Touré | Time | 19 April 2012

"A white woman sidled up to me, leaned in close so no one near us could hear, and said, 'I’m racist.' Many people would be repelled. I was entranced. Here was someone who could tell me first hand how the racist mind worked" Comments

Taxes And Cheating

Dan Ariely | Dan Ariely | 10 April 2012

Ariely's experiments show that people are more likely to cheat after witnessing others get away with dishonest behaviour. But is it possible to create circumstances in which they can witness cheating and yet remain virtuous? Comments

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