When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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What happens when a forest loses its birdsong? Following clues hidden in the sounds birds make while asleep, Argentinian physicist Gabriel Mindlin uncovers a hidden extinction – not of species, but of memory – and sets out to revive vanished melodies before they disappear forever.

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Sad news: Medical writer Helen Branswell has died www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...

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It’s interesting how much the bot activity seems to have dropped. We’ve gotten far fewer hateful MAGA comments over the last few days. It’s been nice!

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Spent this past week in Mississippi. Of all the college mascots, Delta State University's Fighting Okra is the greatest mascot.

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