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The Browser daily newsletter [10 Nov 2012]

10 November 2012
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 Best of the Moment

Freedom & Diversity: A Liberal Pentagram

Timothy Garton Ash | NYRB | 8 November 2012

On the need for common values in increasingly diverse societies, where families and even individuals blend multiple cultures. "I propose a pentagram of liberal virtues: inclusion, clarity, consistency, firmness, and liberality" Comments

The Turn Of The Screw: James Watson On The Double Helix And His Changing View Of Rosalind Franklin

Maggie Koerth-Baker | Boing Boing | 8 November 2012

In The Double Helix, James Watson told the story of how he and Francis Crick worked out the structure of DNA. A new, annotated edition "completely upends" that account. Koerth-Baker asks Watson about it Comments

Genius: The Nickelback Story

Ben Paynter | Businessweek | 8 November 2012

On the band so many love to hate. That reference to genius in the headline? We're talking commercial success, not artistic merit. They're a ruthless money-making machine. This is their formula for generating the megabucks Comments

Europe's Populists At The Gate

Barry Eichengreen | Project Syndicate | 9 November 2012

History suggests it would be unwise to call the euro crisis over. There's often a time lag between crisis hitting and extremist parties coming to power. How to head this off? Europe needs a growth strategy Comments

In Writing About Death, All Life Is There

Harry de Quetteville | Telegraph | 8 November 2012

The obituarist's art. "Take the brilliant but addicted singer Amy Winehouse. The evidence of one’s own eyes indicated that she was dangerously unwell. She died at 27. Terribly young, and yet our piece had long been polished" Comments

Is It Possible To Improve Your Chances Of Winning Big In The National Lottery?

Jonathan Clarke | Understanding Uncertainty | 8 November 2012

The headline is carefully written. And the answer is yes. You can't improve the chances of your numbers being chosen, but you can give yourself a better chance of not having to split your winnings with other players Comments

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