September 2011
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WatchRadiolab examines a core part of your brain in this informative, funny, crazy podcast entitled Damn it, Basal Ganglia
A 4-Track Mind - Radiolab →
The guy they profile is amazing. He can hear four symphonies in his head at a time, and tell researchers exactly where each is to a note.
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HE WON THE EMMY!!!
slavicinferno:
#emmy
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The official name of the new planet is Kepler 16b,... →
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thoughts and links: Was David Iglesias really the... →
fbihop:
I was working for the New Mexico Independent when the Inspectors General report came out about politically-motivated firings of United States Attorneys during the Bush administration. One of those attorneys was the United States Attorney in New Mexico, David Iglesias.
Iglesias was allegedly fired…
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Lapidarium notes: Political science: why rejecting... →
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Political science: why rejecting expertise has become a campaign strategy
“To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.” With that tweet, Jon Huntsman set himself apart from every other candidate in the Republican primary field….
This is an interesting essay on the politics of science in 21st century U.S. The point Huntsman makes...
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For smartphone owners suffering from the vertigo... →
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WatchB-Boys from Texas on a cultural outing — to Hong Kong. Fantastic dance moves and even better-looking food shots (especially dim sum) The images of Hong Kong city life aren’t too shabby either.
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Who killed mass market paperbacks? The e-reader?... →
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Stowe Boyd: The Rise Of Rōnin and The Liquid... →
stoweboyd:
Sara Horowitz, the founder of the Freelancers Union (through which I get my health insurance, by the way), makes the case that we are moving into a new US economy where ronin (or freelancers) are becoming a significant force:
Sara Horowitz, The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of…
Interesting post. Boyd focuses on the benefits to companies and to the freelancers...
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Graphic: Food stamp use state-by-state →
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The Internet Is A Meta-City
Shattuck and Stix: Has the pace of changing technology made the purpose or meaning of particular cities, or cities in general, different for new generations, or is their essential character as places of concentrated choice something that you think remains relatively constant?
William Gibson: The Internet, which I think of as a sort of meta-city, has made it possible for people who don't live in cities to master areas of expertise that previously required residence in a city, but I think it's still a faith in concentrated choice that drives migration to cities.