Archive for the ‘From the web’ Category
A place for soundtrack reviews
If you’re interested in soundtracks, you might find this site useful. They review a lot of soundtracks, and they even give out their own awards each year. For a bunch of prolific composers they have a list of all the soundtracks they’ve done. I might not agree with everything the reviewers say, but they’re very […]
Genome sequence of gorilla completed
The genome sequence of gorillas has just been completed. What percentage of our DNA do we share with gorillas? If you guessed 98% you’re right. How many million years ago was our last common ancestor with gorillas? If you guessed 10 you’re right. Why should you care? Well, if you don’t find this inherently fascinating, […]
Great Pyramid partially made with cement
It’s not every day that you find out something new about the Great Pyramid — it’s been sitting there for around 4 500 years and lots of people have studied it. This news is from 5 years ago, and I hadn’t heard about it. A Materials Science and Engineering professor has discovered that some of […]
Movies on DVD vs streaming
Do you watch movies on DVD or do you use streaming? This article makes an articulate argument for not just streaming the latest movies from some service that doesn’t offer a lot of selection. In defense of discs and the desire for better things
Classical music & unbroken windows cut crime
A good news story from a while ago, in case you didn’t hear about it… Mozart’s classical music cuts crime rates in New Zealand mall I think this is fascinating. Why does playing classical music lower the crime rate? Malcolm Gladwell might have the answer. Chapter 4 of his book The Tipping Point is subtitled […]