I'm a huge jazz fan (Thelonious Monk FTW), so I was intrigued by the connection between jazz music and creativity. Thanks to Ze for the link... brains and scrambled eggs: "Neurology and Jazz: Using MRI Scans To Study Spontaneity and Creativity | Business Intelegant "
Last.fm has probably been my favorite "social" network since I joined in 2005. If you're a Last.fm user, add me here.
Great post about the similarities between social media and jazz based on a Twitter thread originally started by Jeremy Owyang.
I'm in love with the new service Wordie. "Wordie lets you make lists of words -- practical lists, words you love, words you hate, whatever. You can then see who else has listed the same words, and talk about it. It's more fun than it sounds." Here's a sample of a word list from the front page... Recent Words (rss) aubergine ninjawords | tfd | dictionary.com | M-W | UD ...
Found via boingboing... PAPER RECORD PLAYER To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction at a steady 331/3 rpm. The paper cone then acts as a pick up and amplifies the sound enough to make it audible. http://www.simonelvins.com/paper_record.html
Anna and I just returned from our Seattle trip and I'll post lots about that soon. In the meantime, here's a great post from CosmicVariance...This famous 1958 photo by Art Kane, A Great Day in Harlem, brought together 57 jazz musicians for a group portrait. Luminaries range from Count Basie and Coleman Hawkins to Charles Mingus and Dizzie Gillespie and Sonny Rollins. Norbizness points to a helpful web page: harlem.org, which ...
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