Top picksDeaf man hears music for the first time. It’s Mozart’s Lachrimosa. He cries. Then he asks Reddit for recommendations and goes on a music binge. An AMAZING piece by Rebecca Rosen. I won’t spoil the ending but read it. God this is beautiful. Megan Garber on the end of the humble hero and what we lost when Neil Armstrong died. Op/eds are the Wild West of the media, where facts die in gun battles. But Emily Willingham has a sheriff's badge. Here she is demolishing an NYT op/ed on autism and whipworms. This, by Maryn McKenna, is the single best thing you'll read about that apparent "NIH superbug", which I also covered. Why Humans Give Birth to Helpless Babies – a fascinating new idea from Holly Dunsworth, who explains on her own blog how the results might apply to one’s own pregnancy. "Evolution is everything about you, but it ...
I've got your missing links right here (01 September 2012)
A deaf man's emotional journey as he hears music for the first time, diving into Mozart and sparking a musical exploration.
ByEd Yong
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