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Sunday, October 14, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [14 Oct 2012]

14 October 2012
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 Best of the Moment

This Must Be Heaven

Sam Harris | Sam Harris | 12 October 2012

Neurosurgeon describes his experience of the afterlife in Newsweek cover story. It sounds lovely, butterflies and all. But, says Harris, the conclusions the doctor draws from his sublime adventures are alarmingly unscientific Comments

Death Of The American Hobo

Aaron Lake Smith | Vice | 12 October 2012

Riding the rails to the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. But it's a sadly diminished spectacle. Maybe the last of its kind. Sixty people camping out where 1,800 did so in 1949. "It had the air of a hippie craft fair" Comments

Why Great Brands Fall From Grace

Bruce Levinson | Fast Company | 3 October 2012

Brands aren't born great. They acquire greatness through longevity, surviving and growing despite changes in the marketplace. If they don't adapt, they fade quickly. Remember the Motorola Razr phone? Or the Tivo TV recorder? Comments

What Is Logic?

JW Gray | Ethical Realism | 10 October 2012

An introduction. "Logic is a domain of philosophy concerned with rational criteria that applies to argumentation. This includes argumentation within ordinary language, consistent reasoning, valid argumentation, errors in reasoning" Comments

Where The Wild Things Were

Charles Siebert | New Republic | 11 October 2012

Story behind the Zanesville, Ohio wildlife massacre. Rich eccentric collects wild animals, sets them loose, commits suicide. Police arrive, panic, SWAT teams slaughter whole menagerie: 18 tigers, 17 lions, eight bears and more Comments

How Large Is The Observable Universe?

Paul Halpern | Nova | 10 October 2012

"Our understanding of the universe is bounded by the edge of the observable universe. So how large is the part of the universe we’re potentially able to observe directly?" You may think it's a simple calculation. But it is not Comments

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