recommended resources

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http://www.ted.com/talks/beardyman_the_polyphonic_me

Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at the same time, musical inventor Beardyman built a machine to allow him to create loops and layers from just the sounds he makes with his voice. Given that he can effortlessly conjure the sound of everything from crying babies to buzzing flies, not to mention mimic pretty much any musical instrument imaginable, that's a lot of different sounds. Sit back and let the wall of sound of this dazzling performance wash over you.

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http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk

Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there’s much more to texting — linguistically, culturally — than it seems, and it’s all good news.

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http://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_shares_nature_s_designs

In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build.

http://www.facebook.com/lillian.brummet 

http://www.consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com