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The Browser daily newsletter [21 July 2012]

21 July 2012
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 Best of the Moment

Is Autism An 'Epidemic' Or Are We Just Noticing More People Who Have It?

Emily Willingham | The Crux | 11 July 2012

Autism is like a pool muddied by murky streams. Willingham clears these up. You'll see the whole business — surface, depths, contours — far better Comments

Where Obama Shines

David Brooks | NYT | 19 July 2012

In this "age of anxiety", Obama has managed foreign policy very well. "You don’t need big, bold visionaries. You need leaders who pay minute attention to the fleeting properties of each region’s specific circumstances" Comments

The Genetics Of Stupidity

Kevin Mitchell | Wiring The Brain | 5 July 2012

To understand intelligence, maybe we should look not for what creates it, but for what destroys it. Fresh thinking and a great example of why scientists should blog Comments

One More Massacre

Adam Gopnik | New Yorker | 20 July 2012

"Every country has, along with its core civilities and traditions, some kind of inner madness. In America, it is the belief that guns designed to kill people can be widely available and not end with people being killed" Comments

Prodigal Frum

Mark Oppenheimer | Nation | 11 July 2012

Profile of David Frum. Coined the phrase "axis of evil" when writing speeches for George W Bush. Now he's a leading critic of the Republican right. Says the party has changed, not him. Truth is more complicated. And Canadian Comments

How To Win Marathons

Jeremy Clarke | Global Mail | 19 July 2012

Last year, 151 athletes in the world ran under two hours, 10 minutes for the marathon. Of these, 121, including the 20 fastest, were Kenyan. Clarke visits the village of Iten in the Kenyan highlands to find out how they did it Comments

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