blankonblank:

Jerry Garcia on the Acid Tests. The lost interview. Animated. Watch »

"The neat thing about the Acid Tests was we could play if we wanted to. But if it was too weird we could always not play.” - Jerry Garcia, 1988.

I told one group of people a specific odorant was parmesan cheese. They sniff it and then evaluate how pleasant, intense, and familiar it is. After a week interval, I give the same group the same smell and say, ‘This is vomit.’ People sniffed it and shrank back. They said, ‘That’s disgusting.’ They wouldn’t believe it was the same smell they had smelled the week before and liked.

— Rachel Herz knows a lot about smells. (via wnycradiolab)

nyprarchives:

60 years ago in 1953 on WNYC Robert Moses growled, “You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs.”  http://wny.cc/ZVKNOz

jtotheizzoe:

pbsnature:

Before starlings roost, their maneuvers create mesmerizing aerial displays. To achieve synchronicity, each bird shadows seven of its nearest neighbors. EARTHFLIGHT: Europe on NATURE on PBS (check local listings) or watch the full episode of EARTHFLIGHT online. 

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Last week’s story about video game makers tracking kids really resonated with our 8-year-old audience. 

nprmusic:

Nine Inch Nails at the Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit.

Photos and GIFs: Adam Kissick for NPR

Internet Ghost Town

onthemedia:

Before the Internet as we know it today, there were text-based bulletin board systems all over the country that people could dial into. Radio producer Alex Goldman goes back to the BBS he started using over two decades ago and finds it’s still up and running.

moo! 

nprwhiteboards:

As part of our campaign finance reporting, mapping out connections between 501c4s. 

Yes, there is a Tumblr called nprwhiteboards.

Best Thing All Week?

Friends, it’s Friday. What’s the best thing that happened to you this week?

I’ll start. This sunset. Also: my parents are coming tomorrow and we’re going to a diner for breakfast. 

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