Weekly Filet #26: Undercover Reporter. And more.
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This week's top recommendation
In an impressive essay, 30-year-old, award-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas confesses to being an undocumented immigrant to the USA. A very personal account, touching and thought-provoking, of a life in constant fear of being uncovered while putting himself more and more into the spotlight as a standout journalist. "I decided that if I was to succeed in a profession that is all about truth-telling, I couldn’t tell the truth about myself."
→ My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant (New York Times Magazine)
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What if a brain tumor suddenly turns you into a pedophile? A smart article on how jurisprudence needs to evolve as science finds more and more biological factors in criminal behaviour.
→ The Brain on Trial (The Atlantic)
20 craziest job interview questions, answered.
→ Define the Ratio of People to Cake (The Morning News)
Beautiful visualisation of a fascinating 72-year study in which researchers at Harvard explored what makes people happy.
→ Elements of Happiness (Laura Javier)
Chris Anderson, the man behind TED, wants to end email woes with a charter. Ironically, it violates its own rule no 1, by being way longer than necessary. Let's face it, it all comes down to one rule: Use your brain when sending emails.
→ 10 Rules to Reverse the Email Spiral (Email Charter)
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