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Thursday, June 21, 2012 Music 'Evolves' From Random Sounds From Mozart to the Beatles, music evolves as listeners get used to sounds they initially find strange or even shocking. As trailblazing music becomes mainstream, artists strike out in new directions. But in a new study, a computer program shows how listeners drive music to evolve in a certain way. Click the link above to learn more. 'SIlent Gorilla' Study Spotlights Strange Gaps In Human Awareness What If There Were No Roaches? Massive Moon Crater May Hold Ice--Or Something Else Physics Paper Points To Real-Life 'Tractor Beam' TONIGHT: Mercury, Moon Visible In Night Sky BLOG POSTS Wray Herbert: Legacy in Mind: Why We Bother to Save the Planet Global warming is an undisputed scientific fact now, and there is little doubt that this ominous trend is related to human activity, including the burning of fossil fuels. I completely accept the science of climate warming, yet I don't always do the right thing by my heirs. Why is that? Allen Frances: DSM 5 Continues to Ignore Criticism From Petitioners The petition to reform DSM 5 speaks with the powerful voice of more than 50 mental-health associations. It represents a significant percentage of the potential customers who eventually will have to decide whether or not DSM 5 is worth buying and using. Mera McGrew: James Cameron: What's Next Cameron's achievements within exploration are a reminder that in an era of technological advancement there are still many new frontiers left to be explored. Robert M. Hazen: A New View of Earth: The Coevolution of Rocks and Life The seemingly lifeless science of rocks and minerals is inextricably linked to biology. Life is among the most powerful agents of geological change. We cannot understand our planet's history without a keen sense of the coevolution of the geosphere and the biosphere. Allie Wilkinson: Scientists Find Weak Evidence That Unhealthy Lifestyles Lead to Weak Sperm A team of scientists from the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield has found that men don't need to live like monks if they want to become fathers. Rather than putting down the beer can, they should put down the too-tight tighty whities and opt for a pair of boxers instead.

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