Thanksgiving Theremin: “Remembrance” by Carolina Eyck, from Elegies for Theremin and Voice
Remembrance · Carolina Eyck
She also does a mean Kate Bush cover….
Month: November 2019
Thanksgiving Theremin: “Beowulf (excerpt) on Hurdy-Gurdy and Theremin” by Peter Pringle
The very old Anglo-Saxon poetry, the pretty darn old hurdy-gurdy, and the pretty new theremin. Goes together oddly well, unearthly aesthetic to unearthly aesthetic.
From the YouTube … Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: “Beowulf (excerpt) on Hurdy-Gurdy and Theremin” by Peter Pringle”
A 1,300-year-old rook?
Science News picks up a really old game with a shaped stone from the desert of Jordan that might well have been the oldest chess piece ever discovered:
… Read the rest “A 1,300-year-old rook?”This roughly 1,300-year-old rectangular
Squeezing lead makes it stronger than steel.
Science News proves that there’s always something new to figure out – in this case, with one of the most common and worked-with metals we know: lead. New research shows after… Read the rest “Squeezing lead makes it stronger than steel.”
Science Art: Neurons from rat brain tissue stained green with antibody to ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1)… by Gerry Shaw, 2005
Click to embiggenGlia are the cells around neurons that manufacture myelin (the insulation around nerve cells), help repair cell damage and, apparently, have something to do with creating… Read the rest “Science Art: Neurons from rat brain tissue stained green with antibody to ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1)… by Gerry Shaw, 2005”
An AI from space has discovered a new massive drawing on the Nazca Plain.
Science News reports on a computer algorithm that has analyzed satellite imagery to detect a previously unknown humanoid figure, sketched out centuries ago, among the famous Nazca Lines… Read the rest “An AI from space has discovered a new massive drawing on the Nazca Plain.”
The keto diet could protect against flu.
Science Immunology has a study that shows a low-carb, high-fat diet similar to Atkins and other keto diets seems to confer protection against flu and other lung infections:
… Read the rest “The keto diet could protect against flu.”Putting mice
Learning where memories are born.
It happens when we sleep, says Scientific American. It happens in cells that aren’t even neurons:
… Read the rest “Learning where memories are born.”A new study from the University of Toronto, published on-line this week in the journal
Science Art: Genesee County Hogs of the “Swill-Pail Breed,” from Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, March 22, 1862
Click to embiggenSwill-pail hogs from upstate New York, as featured on the front page of Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, a delightful paper that promised “Agriculture, Horticulture,… Read the rest “Science Art: Genesee County Hogs of the “Swill-Pail Breed,” from Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, March 22, 1862”
Microscopic nutrient doses to solve malnutrition. (With Bill Gates as a lab rat.)
Inverse covers an invention that should invisibly make a difference in some of the world’s hungriest communities, beating back malnutrition-based diseases with super-tiny capsules… Read the rest “Microscopic nutrient doses to solve malnutrition. (With Bill Gates as a lab rat.)”
Yes, KISS is actually having a concert for sharks.
From SportDiver‘s “Ask a Marine Biologist” column comes a question about a band that might have lost some human relevance, but is still aiming for the potentially lucrative… Read the rest “Yes, KISS is actually having a concert for sharks.”
Science Art: Neuron Matrix, by Nicolas P. Rougier
Click to embiggen slightlyA nerve, an electric cell, a node in a network.
A place and size where electricity meets chemistry inside our bodies. This appears to be an illustration of synapses… Read the rest “Science Art: Neuron Matrix, by Nicolas P. Rougier”
The 15,000-year-old Mexican mammoth trap.
ABC News (Australia) shares the findings of a Mexican expedition that has discovered a trove of mammoth bones in what appears to have been a pair of pits dug by humans to be prehistoric mammoth… Read the rest “The 15,000-year-old Mexican mammoth trap.”
Silently hacking Alexa with a laser. (And Siri and Google Home too.)
Ars Technica is (or rather, researchers they’re reporting on are) quietly taking over Alexa and other smart-home devices with inaudible – and sometimes invisible –… Read the rest “Silently hacking Alexa with a laser. (And Siri and Google Home too.)”
Hot electric-car batteries recharge in 10 minutes.
Nature has research (from Joule) that brings us closer to an electric filling station for battery-powered cars, thanks to the discovery that raising the temperature makes it possible … Read the rest “Hot electric-car batteries recharge in 10 minutes.”