Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 10/17/2006

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Star-nosed mole has moves that put the best magician to shame This dude, Kenneth Catania, just won a MacArthur. He may be a great researcher and all, but doesn't his subject deserve some genius recognition as well? Go to "story map" and then to "star-nosed mole theater" to watch this freak in…
WNYC - Radio Lab: Musical Language (April 21, 2006) Check out at least the first four minutes of this. You'll learn first-hand that a looped recording of speech takes on a musical quality, to the point where you can't hear it as anything but song. Wow. (via CV) Homo floresiensis: Two Years Out…
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