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Reading: This Is Your Brain On Music

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Keith

Did music ever stir your emotions? Make you cry? Laugh? Feel afraid? Feel like getting out of your seat and moving? Yeah, you macho guys are sitting there, going, “No way…music only makes me want to rawk!” Well, maybe so. … Continue reading →

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More On The New Hitchhiker’s Book

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Keith

Some interesting notes on the new Hitchhiker’s book from The Guardian. It’s being published by Penguin, not Hyperion as I reported earlier. (I thought the NPR thing mentioned Hyperion.) It’s sanctioned by Adams’ wife. It’s plotted as a way of … Continue reading →

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Why Are They Jumping Up And Down On Douglas Adams’ Grave?

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Keith

Eoin Colfer, who wrote the popular childrens book series Artemis Fowl has been tapped to write a sequel to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Now, I like Mr. Colfer okay. I understand his reasoning for not turning down the … Continue reading →

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Reading: Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Keith

If you’re not familiar with Oliver Sacks, he’s a neurologist who has sort of popularized the field of brain science in much the same way that Carl Sagan has popularized the field of astronomy. He’s written a tall stack of … Continue reading →

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