The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis posits that the grammatical categories of the language a person speaks affects how he or she perceives the world. It has been a lightning rod of controversy ever since it was proposed. A new paper suggests that it's half true—sort of.
I'm not sure what makes it so special; I'm not sure if it <i>really is</i> as special as Mark Levinson says it is. "This is about life. This is going to bring digital music <i>life</i>."
Most of the reviews I've read of Edmund Morris' Beethoven biography didn't encourage me to read it, but Tim Page's beautifully written appreciation has catapulted it to the top of my list.
Soup or sparks? How we figured out how they work.
These are more addictive than potato chips.
I've spent my time throwing bales of hay onto wagons and into barns. To think that I now complain of a hard day's work at the keyboard!
A close up view. Not what I expected.
Just relax and enjoy it—as Feynman said.
Mark Levinson has thick, black eyebrows and big, beautiful hands which flutter with energy and something more.
Turns out the theories about this have changed over time. This fascinating article reminds me of the great Simon Frith essay, "Why Do Songs Have Words?" Frith posited that pop song lyrics teach the young men of our decidedly unpoetic era the language of courtship.