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Little Kitten – The McGurk Effect (BBC Horizon)

by podblack on November 9, 2010

I’ve been attempting to find the correct name for this for some time! As someone who attended classes in Australian Sign Language and learned a little of the history of sign and how there are issues with lip-reading, this is well worth viewing and reflecting upon. Wikipedia: The McGurk effect is sometimes called the McGurk-MacDonald [...]

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Little Kitten – Lyrebird At Adelaide Zoo

by podblack on May 3, 2010

In Australia, this is the bird on the 10c coin. This is Chook, our male Superb Lyrebird at Adelaide Zoo. We’ve had a lot of construction going on lately and Chook has picked up many of the sounds. You can find out more information on Chook and download free Chook ringtones here. Oh, and this? [...]

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Music Tries To Get You High (All I Did Was Grow Antenna)

by podblack on December 27, 2009

A claim that music can sound like ingesting a psychoactive plant! My first inclination was to talk to Barbara of ICBS Everywhere, about whether ‘Salvia Divinorum Frequency Emulation’ might have something to do with synesthesia… but then as I read on, I discovered that it’s a ‘no’. a Stunning Acoutic Frequency Emulation DOWNLOAD YOUR FREQUENCY [...]

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Little Kitten – The Professor Funk With The Taste Of Music

by podblack on October 21, 2009

Those of you catching ABC’s Hungry Beast tonight? You may recognise this fellow’s contributions to the show… particularly the beginnings of a hairstyle that has joyously exploded outwards in proximity to prime time. Enjoy. Ever wondered what music tastes like? If you had a case of musical synesthesia then you might know. But for those [...]

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