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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [25 July 2012]

25 July 2012
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 Best of the Moment

A High Holy Whodunit

Ronen Bergman | NYT | 25 July 2012

On the mystery of the Aleppo Codex, the oldest, most complete, most accurate text of the Hebrew Bible. Some of it is in Jerusalem. The story of how it got there and how some of its pages went missing is to touch the rawest of nerves Comments

Undead: The Rabies Virus Remains A Medical Mystery

Monica Murphy & Bill Wasik | Wired | 23 July 2012

Nobody survives rabies: It is fatal in all cases. That's what experts told us for millennia. But then a controversial new treatment allowed five to survive. Is there a miracle cure? Or were we wrong to assume rabies always kills? Comments

Another Summer Of Discontent

Daniel Alpert | Economonitor | 24 July 2012

Sharp economic analysis highlights four key facts about global economy that have become apparent since financial crisis began. And the challenge economists and politicians face in trying to address them simultaneously Comments

Europe's Impossible Dream

John Lloyd | Reuters | 23 July 2012

The logic of the economics dictates political and economic union. But that would require a solidarity among nations that does not exist. So "European politicians must now attempt something for which they are wholly unprepared" Comments

Op-Ed Militarism

Micah Zenko | CFR | 18 July 2012

Despite the bellicose stereotype, generals are typically averse to military interventions. The real warmongers are the op-ed writers. They're forever demanding that America invade here or bomb there. What are they thinking? Comments

Others’ Milk

Benjamin Phelan | Slate | 24 July 2012

"There are about 6,000 mammal species, each with its own unique milk, but we get at least 97 percent of all our dairy products from one animal." The cow. How come we don't use milk from yaks, elk, camels or even pigs? Comments

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