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A whole new reason to hit the keyboard

Published April 17th, 2008

I may be the least musical person you’ve ever encountered.  And that’s something I’ve long regretted.  Now comes evidence deepening that regret, but offering a way for my kids to become more whole-minded than their dad.
ScienceNow reports that Harvard’s Gottfried Schlaug and Boston College’s Ellen Winner and Marie Forgeard have used brain scans to produce the best […]

Not on the test

Published April 11th, 2008

Folk songs protesting government policy haven’t been in vogue since I was a toddler.  But Tom Chapin, who performs in the video below, might just have singlehandedly revived the tradition.

(Major Hat Tip to Mike Sporer for hipping me to this song)