Weekend Readings – Aug 28

Science Stuff

What caused the Cambrian explosion? The other Big Bang

http://www.economist.com/news/science-brief/21662484-fourth-our-series-articles-scientific-mysteries-we-ask-why-mere-542m

[HIGHLY RECOMMENDED] Other Science Briefs from The Economist:

http://www.economist.com/node/21660635

Education

Reinventing Small Liberal Arts Colleges:

http://forbesindia.com/article/cross-border/liberal-arts-colleges-incubators-for-poets/40961/1

Law Schools and the Oversupply of Law Graduates -

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/opinion/too-many-law-students-too-few-legal-jobs.html

An interesting  cover story in Bloomberg Businessweek on the challenges facing the legal profession:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-08-20/are-lawyers-getting-dumber-

Domestic Politics and International Affairs

Impressive German Openness to Refugees
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/refugees-are-an-opportunity-for-the-german-economy-a-1050102.html

Evan Osnos of the New Yorker has written an extraordinary piece – The Fearful and the Frustrated

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/31/the-fearful-and-the-frustrated

Middle Eastern Zen: This must be required reading for anyone interested in international affairs. Roger Cohen offers a brilliant assessment of Middle Eastern affairs –

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/opinion/roger-cohen-middle-eastern-zen.html

Sports
Men in Blazers - The Best Sports Show on TV
http://www.wsj.com/articles/men-in-blazers-soccers-outlier-sportscasters-1440687946

Champions League Draw
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/27/champions-league-draw-group-by-group