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the internet is fantastic. you can explore an effectively infinite space while eating pringles. some rooms of the giant jungle gym have leaves, some have ferns, and some have animated gifs of baby jesus. you never know precisely what you’ll find, and there’s enough that the joy of discovery rarely fades… but you can still have at least some say in where the results go, leaving you feeling comfortably in control. [click to continue…]

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Eternal Golden Pop Culture Geometry Discovered In The Amen Break

March 19, 2008

A ubiquitous drum solo of 5.20 seconds, 4 bars, The Amen Break, has been found to posses characteristics nearly identical to the Golden Ratio. Michael S. Schneider expounds on the Golden Proportion and the Amen Break and points out concepts such as the peaks of the Amen Break corresponding directly with Golden Ratio intervals, fractal [...]

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Improvised Creativity is Uninhibited, Uncensored

March 8, 2008

Johns Hopkins and government scientists have recently discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their brains shut down areas of inhibition and censor, and instead unlock areas of self-expressive creativity.
When jazz musicians improvise, they often play with eyes closed in a distinctive, personal style that transcends traditional rules of melody and rhythm,” says Charles J. Limb, [...]

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