“Boosting brain waves can make people move in slow motion. This finding is one of the first to show that brain waves directly influence behaviour, and it could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease and other disorders that affect movement.”
Tag: 10.02.09
London Evening Standard To Become Free Paper
The daily “will become a free sheet this month after 182 years as a paid-for title, as its new Russian owners seek a new strategy in a tough market, it said on Friday. The tabloid, acquired by former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev for a nominal one pound in January, will drop its 50-pence cover price from October 12.”
Nearly Two Centuries Of Eventful History At The Standard
“The London Evening Standard was always the great survivor. Since it first hit the streets 182 years ago … it has seen off 13 rivals, absorbed nine other titles and thwarted the ambitions of all who would do it down, from Robert Maxwell to Ken Livingstone.”
NY Phil Calls Off Cuba Tour, (No) Thanks To U.S. Sanctions
“Violinists, bassoonists and timpanists in Cuba? Fine. A bevy of rich Americans? Sorry. The New York Philharmonic scratched its trip to Cuba at the end of October because the United States government was barring a group of patrons from going along.”
It’s That Time Of Year Again! The 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes
“Why don’t pregnant women topple over? Do cows notice kindness? Does cracking your knuckles bring on arthritis? And is there more than one use for a bra? These questions and more inspired the research rewarded at the Ig Nobels, which were handed out on Thursday at Harvard University.”
Milwaukee Ballet, With New $1M Gift, Goes House-Hunting
“Thanks to a promised $1 million gift, the ballet is seeking a new facility and hopes to share space and services with one or more other groups.”