The Mind After Midnight: Here’s the video from the World Science Festival | The Loom
Last week I was thrilled to moderate a World Science Festival panel about the mysteries of sleep and dreams. The video is now up here . I’m also embedding it below (if WordPress plays nice with the code…). Be sure to watch till the end, when you can learn about snore-gasms. I’ve actually written about Niels Rattenborg , one of the panelists before, in a piece for the New York Times . I also …
Inside the Mind’s Eye: Communicating Science in a New Media Era (MWV41)
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Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution $12.99 Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of Riot Grrrlthe radical feminist uprising that exploded into the public eye in the 1990s and included incendiary punk bands Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy, and Huggy Bear. A dynamic chronicle not just a movement but an era, this is the story of a group of pissedoff girls with no patience for sexism and no intention of keeping quiet… |
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Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and The Germs $16.95 “Lexicon Devil is, pure and simple, the finest volume on punk to have seen the light of print. (Yes, folks: that includes Please Kill Me.) Great book!”âRichard Meltzer Production has started on the documentary feature based on the book…. |
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Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures (33 1/3) $10.95 Joy Division’s career has often been shrouded by myths. But the truth is surprisingly simple: over a period of several months, Joy Division transformed themselves from run-of-the-mill punk wannabes into the creators of one of the most atmospheric, disturbing, and influential debut albums ever recorded. Chris Ott carefully picks apart fact from fiction to show how Unknown Pleasures came into being,… |
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Make: Electronics (Learning by Discovery) $19.41 “This is teaching at its best!” –Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world’s most successful integrated circuit), and author of Much Ado About Almost Nothing: Man’s Encounter with the Electron (Booklocker.com) “A fabulous book: well written, well paced, fun, and informative. I also love the sense of humor. It’s very good at disarming the fear. And it’s gorgeous. I’ll be recommending th… |
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The Sims Deluxe Edition $19.99 The Sims: Deluxe Edition combines The Sims, the most popular PC game of all time, and the top-selling Livin’ Large expansion pack in one box with a host of all-new exclusive features and content. In this box you’ll find: The Sims: Create an entire neighborhood of Sims and run or ruin their lives with the full version of the bestselling PC game of all time. Help your Sims pursue careers, make f… |
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