Hidden Perils of Opera Singing
Via the <I>OC Register</I>'s Tim Magnan. File this under "too much information." Also, keep out of the front rows.
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Does Will Friedwald Have the Largest iTunes Library on Earth?
At 200,000 tracks, maybe so—but it only occupies 800GB, so he's using compression. My meager 12,000 track library eats a little over 200GB, using ALC.
Quantum Mechanics Just Got Even Stranger
Is that even possible?
Woo Hoo Houdini!
<I>The Smithsonian</I> has a nifty slideshow on Harry Houdini. It's mostly posters, but the action shots are worth checking out.
I Give you the Pittuba!
Tone and intonation are key—as in any fretless instrument.
Metabolic Ecology
Is there a unified field theory for biology?
Heinlein in Hollywood
<I>The Space Review</I> has published an interesting look at Heinlein's collaborations with filmmakers. You've got to love an article that contains lines like this: "To the extent that such an awful piece of filmmaking can actually have a message, <I>Rocketship X-M</I> has a shallow and not terribly original message that nuclear war is bad for children and other living things. The universe is hostile, God hates us, and we’re all doomed. Have a nice day."
I Want to Buy a Grammophone
Rowan Atkinson demonstrates what happened to the hi-fi industry.
Validating Newton's Second Law
Apparently, Newton, not those modifiers, was right all along. F=ma totally rules!
Say What?
The Fraunhofer Institute is working on an active soundproof window that's "particularly effective at frequencies of 50–1000Hz." I want one now—but it'll be four years before they make it to market.