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6/12/2023
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Meeting Folklore
The Mao-Kissinger Meeting Of 1973 // How Folklore Goes Digital Meeting Folklore By Sylvia Bishop • 12 Jun 2023 View in browser View in browser The Mao-Kissinger Meeting Of 1973 David Cowhig |
6/12/2023
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Librarian Charisma
Hoping for a little librarian charisma yourself? Step 1... Librarian Charisma By Sylvia Bishop • 7 Jun 2023 View in browser View in browser Ingenious Librarians Monica Westin | Aeon | 5th June 2023
6/12/2023
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Bodybag Pedigree
Do you, like Tatonka, have a lazy streak? Bodybag Pedigree By Sylvia Bishop • 9 Jun 2023 View in browser View in browser Beamer, Dressman, Bodybag Alexander Wells | European Review Of Books | 19th
6/12/2023
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Singer Vision
Peter Singer // First Impressions Of Vision Singer Vision By Sylvia Bishop • 10 Jun 2023 View in browser View in browser Peter Singer Tyler Cowen | Conversations | 7th June 2023 Interesting throughout,
6/12/2023
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Enigmas Mother
The Enigmas Of Foreign Accent Syndrome // Mother Of The Dawn Enigmas Mother By Sylvia Bishop • 11 Jun 2023 View in browser View in browser The full Browser features five outstanding articles, a video
6/2/2023
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Art Beings
The Art of Compression // We Are Not Human Beings Art Beings By Sylvia Bishop • 2 Jun 2023 View in browser View in browser The Art Of Compression Richard Hughes Gibson | Hedgehog Review | 31st May 2023
6/1/2023
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Money Valley
The Only People Who Made Money From Tumblr // The Lone Valley Money Valley By Sylvia Bishop • 1 Jun 2023 View in browser View in browser The full Browser features five outstanding articles, a video and
5/31/2023
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Illustrated Astrophysics
This newsletter is blowing metaphorical cigarette smoke your way. Illustrated Astrophysics By Sylvia Bishop • 31 May 2023 View in browser View in browser An Illustrated Guide To Mouth Gestures François
5/30/2023
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Sulk Control
The Joy of Sulk // I Asked ChatGPT To Control My Life Sulk Control By Sylvia Bishop • 30 May 2023 View in browser View in browser The Joy Of Sulk Rebecca Roache | Aeon | 12th May 2023 Sulking is a
5/28/2023
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The Sunday Supplement
Quiz Of The Week 1. To an order of magnitude, how many bird species exist in the world? (i) 1000 (ii) 10000 (iii) 100000 (iv) 1000000 2. What is, or was, coverture? (i) A legal doctrine merging a
5/25/2023
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Body Rewrite
From extinct languages to obsolete laws, the world is moving on fast. Body Rewrite By Sylvia Bishop • 25 May 2023 View in browser View in browser Body Languages Anvita Abbi | Scientific American | 23rd
5/24/2023
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AI Penguin
Don't be left out in the cold: join our reading huddle. AI Penguin By Sylvia Bishop • 24 May 2023 View in browser View in browser Take The "I" Out Of AI Kevin Munger | Crooked Timber |
5/23/2023
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Bats Morals
The Scientist And The Bats // How Markets Crowd Out Morals Bats Morals By Sylvia Bishop • 23 May 2023 View in browser View in browser The Scientist And The Bats Caroline Chen | ProPublica | 22nd May
5/22/2023
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Molt Mars
Letter from a penguin colony in Argentina // Can humans survive on Mars? Molt Mars By Sylvia Bishop • 22 May 2023 View in browser View in browser The Molt Eric Wagner | Last Word On Nothing | 19th May
5/20/2023
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Cultural Machine
Enjoying your evolutionary advantages for navigating the world? Nice one, evolution. Cultural Machine By Sylvia Bishop • 20 May 2023 View in browser View in browser Cultural Synesthesia Meera Khare
5/18/2023
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Quest Rule
The Quest To Quantify Our Senses // Roger's Little Rule Book Quest Rule By Sylvia Bishop • 18 May 2023 View in browser View in browser The Quest To Quantify Our Senses Chris Salter | MIT Press
5/17/2023
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Work Wrong
Still reading the quiet way sometimes? Work Wrong By Sylvia Bishop • 17 May 2023 View in browser View in browser The Work Of The Audiobook Alexander Manshel, Laura B. McGrath & JD Porter | Los
5/16/2023
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Survive Doubting
Doubting Shakespeare // How To Survive A Car Crash In 10 Easy Steps Survive Doubting By Sylvia Bishop • 16 May 2023 View in browser View in browser Doubting Shakespeare Elizabeth Winkler | LitHub |
5/16/2023
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Greatest Of All Time
A weekly letter from the founding editor of The Browser. Correspondence and criticism gratefully received and always read: robert@thebrowser.com. If you are not a paying subscriber to The Browser, and
5/15/2023
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No Conversation
How Tokyo Says No To Cars // Patrick Collison In Conversation With Sam Altman No Conversation By Sylvia Bishop • 15 May 2023 View in browser View in browser How Tokyo Says No To Cars Daniel Knowles |