The newest revolution in beauty
Nice twist to this video:
The unsung third verse of America the Beautiful
Paul Krugman notes that "America the Beautiful" contains a third verse:
The lyrics were written in 1894 by the Massachusetts poet Katharine Lee Bates, an ardent feminist and lesbian who was deeply disillusioned by the greed and excess of the Gilded Age. Her original third verse was an expression of that anger:America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till selfish gain no longer stain The banner of the free!
In a double-blind test, a classic Stradivarius violin doesn’t stand out
Clever experimenters challenged violinists to use their ears only to pick out the best sounding violins. The classic old million-dollar violins did not impress the musicians; many of them preferred brand new high quality violins and disparaged the million-dollar instruments.
Phenomenal scientific images
Here is an excellent collection of some of the stunning images that substantiate the path of science over the past several hundred years.
A Different Way to Look at Art
My wife (an artist) posted Ursus Wehrli's TEDTalk on her Facebook page yesterday. She said, "This is great! My engineer hubby should appreciate this!" Well, he certainly does. I particularly liked Wehrli's takes on Jasper Johns and Jackson Pollack.
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