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Something new this week from LLR, we are trialling a news round-up letter, covering some of the most interesting stories of the week on Medium and off.
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Consciousness
Fascinating new research suggests our perception and attention are intrinsically rhythmic in nature leading to implications for our understanding of human conciousness. “Perception is not passive … our understanding of the world goes through cycles.” ~Professor David Alais
Research shows the brain is strobing
Book Review
Insightful review of Chris Becket’s new dystopian novel America City from the Guardian. Combining climate change, fake news and war the novel dwells on themes all too pertinent today.
America City by Chris Beckett review — dark vision of our future
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/09/america-city-chris-beckett-review
Fashion
An exclusive interview with the man behind Adidas’ best-selling sneaker
Who is Stan Smith?
https://medium.com/the-ones/who-is-stan-smith-97302ebd1cf1
Exploration
Deep dive into the search for extraterrestrial life and some of the geopolitical implications down here on earth…. “Secular humanists won’t be spared a sobering intellectual reckoning with first contact….Observations of this scope may disclose aspects of nature that we cannot now fathom”
What Happens If China Makes First Contact?
https://medium.com/the-atlantic/what-happens-if-china-makes-first-contact-472699c055c6
World News
This New York Times piece raises some interesting issues around the recent arrest of Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe and the outlook following the military coup takeover of his regime. “the best option for Zimbabwe right now is a transitional arrangement with multiparty representation to stabilize the country, with the Southern African Development Community…”
For Zimbabwe, a Coup Isn’t the Answer
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/zimbabwe-mugabe-coup.html
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