Lots of "other news" today!
- Sense of smell keeps on sniffing, even as we get older.
- How the past, present, and future are reconstructed in our minds.
- Composites of "hottest" and "nottest" faces...
- ...and an explanation of what's going on here.
- A new (to me) carnival, "Brain Blogging" -- strives to go "beyond the basic sciences."
- Action video games improve visual acuity (in addition to other visual abilities).
- Babies prefer faces to other images.
- Do schools ignore government requirements for curricula?
- Nice article on the best approach to decision-making.
- How "umming" helps speech.
- Darwin Day essay contest. Promote good science, win prizes!
More like this
Due to work stuff, I'm very busy this week, and I don't have time to write a detailed
pathological language post, so I chose something that doesn't take a lot of explanation, but
While browser over at programming.reddit.com, I came across something simultaneously hideous and amazing.
I saw it at Julie's.
"American Music," the Violent Femmes
"California Stars," Billy Bragg and Wilco
"The City of New Orleans," Arlo Guthrie
"Song to Woody," Bob Dylan
"The Body of an American," the Pogues