Six Questions — November 8, 2012, 3:31 pm
Let Me Clear My Throat
Elena Passarello on the animal appeal of the human voice and the art of the lyrical essay
Elena Passarello on the animal appeal of the human voice and the art of the lyrical essay
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Six Questions — November 8, 2012, 3:31 pm
Elena Passarello on the animal appeal of the human voice and the art of the lyrical essay
Elena Passarello on the animal appeal of the human voice and the art of the lyrical essay
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Ratio of the number of cicada eggs per square mile of southern New Jersey to the number of stars in the Milky Way:
Jeffrey Lockwood, University of Wyoming (Laramie)/American Museum of Natural History (N.Y.C.)

A Singaporean company unveiled Kissenger, a pair of plastic lips mounted on a large plastic egg, which transmits real-time interactive kisses to a distant lover. “I am not interested in the sexual uses for it,” said the device’s inventor. “We’ve taken several steps to minimize the creepiness.”

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