January 18, 2012

Is it Sharing or is it Stealing?

Daniel Honan

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

One of the key questions that the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) poses is what are the core values of the Internet that we as a society want to uphold?

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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The Past

The surprising evolutionary link between bowerbirds and human art

In his book, “Birds, Sex and Beauty,” Matt Ridley explores why learning isn’t always nature versus nurture but nurture reinforcing nature.

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Business

An investigative approach to stock investing

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Former CIA agent: The truth about manipulation

“The truth is that the skills that go into both motivation and manipulation are almost the same skills. The same level of persuasion, the same level of influence, the same level of charisma and dynamic creative thinking drives us to both be manipulated and be motivated.”

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Andrew Bustamante

Starts With A Bang

Confirmed at last: exoplanets found around nearest single star

Barnard’s star, the closest singlet star system to ours, has long been a target for planet-hunters. We’ve finally confirmed it: they exist!

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Mini Philosophy

The 4 “beauty ideals” that fuel everyday prejudice

“Lookism” is prevalent and harmful. So why do so few take it seriously?

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