Monday, February 27, 2012

Synchronicity: the art of coincidence

MONDAY 2/27/12- The experience of meaningful coincidences is universal. They are reported by people of every culture, every belief system, and every time period. Synchronicity examines the evidence for the human influence on the meaningfulness of events, and the way the modern computational model of the mind predicts how we create meaning.


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Synchronicity (part 2)




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Domestic drones: security vs. privacy

FRIDAY 2/27/12- The Federal Aviation Administration is writing new rules to allow the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly known as drones, in domestic American air space for the first time. But critics are raising privacy and safety concerns over how they may be used.


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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Romney's billionaire boys club

FRIDAY 2/24/12- Greg Palast investigates the untold story of the sources of financial support for Mitt Romney's campaign controlled by Paul “The Vulture” Singer and other billionaires who are dedicated to a Romney victory.

http://www.gregpalast.com/


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Saturday, February 25, 2012

The musicians behind the musicians

FRIDAY 2/24/12- On hit records by everyone from the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and the Monkees to the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, Sonny & Cher, and Simon & Garfunkel, an obscure collection of West Coast studio musicians from diverse backgrounds established themselves as the driving sound of pop music—sometimes over the objection of actual band members who forced to make way for members of the “Wrecking Crew.” Industry insider Kent Hartman tells the dramatic, definitive story of the musicians who forged a reputation throughout the business as the secret weapons behind the top recording stars.


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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The most misinterpreted songs ever

WEDNESDAY 2/22/12- Carl Wiser is the creator of Songfacts.com, a database of over 20,000 songs, and a popular resource for radio shows nationwide. He's been written up in The Chicago Tribune, USA Weekend and Men's Journal. You could spend hours on his site learning about:

•The Most Misinterpreted Songs of All Time
•The History of Plagiarism in Songs.
•Songs with Unusual Time Signatures
•Songs About Trying to Write a Song
•Songs that Were Criticized by Women
•Songs that Contain Drug References


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