Music and the Brain
Greg Stepanich watches <I>House</I>. It seems like he got more out of the recent episode featuring Dave Matthews than I did.
Wes Phillips
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Made in New York
<I>Business Week</I> has a cool photo essay on the making of a Steinway. The accompanying article is worth reading, too, but the pix are primo.
Pimp My Book Cart
Who knew there was so much librarian humor out there?
How I Became a Music Pirate
<I>Consumerist</I> posts a nice rant from a music <I>buyer</I> who went over to the dark side because his <I>legally purchased</I> music was crippled by DRM so that he couldn't listen to it on his iPod.
Lyre Bird
Does anybody know if this David Attenborough clip is legit? I have my doubts about that chainsaw.
Deep Space
Remember when we were going to be outward bound in the 21<SUP>st</SUP> Century?
The Strange Case of George Trow
Here's a good example of why it is sometimes better to only know a writer through his writing.
As American as Lie Detectors?
I've known that lie detectors are far from reliable for years, but I never realized that our faith in them was a distinctly American trait.
Our Theory of the Early Universe is All Wet
No, it's full of holes: specifically quarks and gluons. The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) in Upton, NY is "re-creating the opening microseconds of the universe's existence."
Dude, Where's My Jetpack?
<I>Discover</I> magazine joins me in demanding one, <I>stat</I>!