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The Browser daily newsletter [15 June 2012]

15 June 2012
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 Best of the Moment

Neuroscience: The Mind Reader

David Cyranoski | Nature | 12 June 2012

Adrian Owen has achieved the unthinkable: He's found a way to communicate with people who have been left in vegetative states. But his research raises issues – should he ask patients if they want to discontinue life support? Comments

How Greece Squandered Its Freedom

Nikos Konstandaras | IHT | 14 June 2012

Powerful piece on catastrophe unfolding in Greece. "At a moment when the choices should be as clear as possible the issues are hopelessly confused by false expectations, false choices and the total failure of a political class" Comments

Don't Sweat The Bond Markets

Layna Mosley | Foreign Affairs | 13 June 2012

Backgrounder on government borrowing in the eurozone. Bond markets not so powerful after all. Investors made mistake of focusing too much on broad outlines of eurozone project, too little on behaviour of member states Comments

The State Of Gaza: Five Years After Hamas Took Power In The City, How Has Life Changed For Its Citizens?

Donald Macintyre | Independent | 10 June 2012

Fascinating window into Gaza that, happily, focuses not on blood and misery but practicalities of life as entrepreneur, student, worker. And the hurdles and work-arounds necessary in such a restrictive business environment Comments

Stalin & Hitler: Mass Murder By Starvation

Timothy Snyder | NYRB | 14 June 2012

Revisiting a perhaps lesser known tragedy of WWII. "In the contest between Berlin and Moscow for the lands between them, from Leningrad to Ukraine, more people were killed by starvation than by any other method" Comments

A Case So Cold It Was Blue

Mark Bowden | Vanity Fair | 14 June 2012

"The first thing Nels Rasmussen asked Detective Mayer the day after his daughter was murdered was 'Have you checked out John's ex-girlfriend, the lady cop?'" They hadn't. When they finally did, 23 years later, the mystery unfolded Comments

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