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Slips, stumbles, and verbal blunders—an excerpt from Michael Erard's new book on slips of the tongue. Inspired by the Decider, by the way.
Wes Phillips
Curses!
Steven Pinker on swearing.
X-Men
Tales of the X-15.
Irregular Verbs
They get more regular over time.
Some Like it Even Hotter
Some food scientists are saying that America's tastebuds aren't becoming more adventurous, they're wearing">http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/10/07/some_like_it… out as baby boomers age.
Brian Eno: Technology as a Tool
Yesterday's New York Times had a review of Robert Wyatt's new Comicopera by Ben">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/arts/music/08choi.html?_r=1&n=Top%2fR… Ratliff that observed that it included "Brian Eno doing whatever it is that Brian Eno does." That sums up Squelchy's role about as well as it can be done.
Archimedes and the Calculus
A new research project highlights Archimedes' role in developing calculus.
What the Songbird Told Me
Is a single gene—the so-called FOXKP2—the reason why only humans have language?
Country Music in Black & White
Louis Armstrong's last LP was contemporary country music, He was asked if he was making a statement by recording what was then considered white, working class music. Silly question—Armstrong recorded with Jimmie Rodgers, after all.
The Changing Music Industry
Yes, all of us chattering classes spent the weekend, um, chattering about Radiohead's shocker, but this article in The Telegraph may be the best I've seen. Its yearly sales breakdown and record company revenues charts provide some historical context.