A round-up of noteworthy articles in the print edition of November 25th - December 2nd 2006. In this week’s podcast: the legacy of Milton Friedman; Europe and the Muslim veil; the decline of Fidel Castro; and a takeover boom turns nasty.

Think pink: A fairy-tale diamond returns to the market.

Think before you sync: A common-sense guide to safer browsing.

Paying the piper: What if Russian gas runs low?

Middle-aged spread: New media struggles to age gracefully.

A visible crack: Despite record prices, the art market may be turning.

Son of Kyoto: Add your own joke about hot air here.

A discussion with Geoffrey Carr, Science Editor of The Economist: “My guess is that we won’t really understand consciousness until we have a paradigm shift–that somebody will wake up one morning and say ‘Eureka’! A new wave of thought will then probably emerge, and that will be the basis of a proper theory of consciousness.”