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If you were looking at two shapes—specifically, a pointy, jagged polygon and an amoeboid-like splotch—which would you name "bouba," and which would you name "kiki"? In most scientific research, upwards of 90 percent of people will associate the pointy one with "kiki" and and the rounded one with "bouba." This worldwide phenomenon is known as the "Bouba-Kiki Effect" and has been recorded in many languages, and even with toddlers. Why most of us share the same tendency to link certain nonsensical visual and auditory stimuli isn't clear, but cognitive psychologists like Kelly McCormick have several compelling theories.

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Sure, the female black widow has a terrible reputation. But who’s the real victim here? Her male counterpart is a total jerk — and might just be getting what he deserves.

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We’ve all heard the stories. She mates and then kills. Her venom is 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake’s. One bite could kill you. With a shiny black color and a glaring red hourglass stomach, she has long inspired fear and awe.

But most species of widow spider (there are 31), including the western black widow found in the U.S., don’t kill their mates at all. Only two widow spider species always eat their mate, the Australian redback and the brown widow, an invasive species in California.

And the male seems to be asking for it. In both of these species, he offers himself to her, somersaulting into her mouth after copulation.

He may even deserve it. During peak mating season, thousands of males will prowl around looking for females. Females set up their webs, stay put and wait.

Once the male arrives at her silken abode, he starts to wreck it, systematically disassembling her web one strand at a time. In a process scientists call web reduction, he bunches it into a little ball and wraps it up with his own silk.

Then, while mating, he will wrap her in fine strands that researchers refer to as the bridal veil. He drapes his silk over her legs, where her smell receptors are most concentrated.

After all of that, he is most likely to crawl away, alive and unscathed.

--- Why does the black widow spider eat her mate?

No one really knows, but scientists assume his body supplies her with nutrition for laying eggs. Sometimes she eats him by accident, not recognizing him as a mate.

--- How harmful are black widows to people?

We couldn’t find a documented case of a human death from a black widow spider in the U.S., but a bite will make you sick with extreme flu-like symptoms. Luckily, black widows aren’t aggressive to people.

--- Why do black widows have a red hourglass?

It’s a warning sign, a phenomenon common in nature that scientists call aposematicism, which is the use of color to ward off enemies.

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Sam Penix and Sam Lewontin, of Everyman Espresso in New York City, and Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking, percolate over how to get the most out of your grounds. From the chemex to the wood neck, the brewmasters filter out reasons to choose one brewing device over another.

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Folklore Music Orchestra at the Bulgarian National Radio, Cosmic Voices choir and folklore ensemble Trakia's choir with conductor Dimitar Hristov perform Festive Suite.
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Himekami, aka Himekami Sensation ((姫神せんせいしょん) was the musical project of late electronic composer and musician Yoshiaki Hoshi. The j-card and contents of this tape highlight the context of the new age music craze, with a catalog of other Higher Octave releases and a postcard to send to the label for more info.

Moonwater was an album that saw an audience wider than that of his native Japan, seeing distribution in the US via Higher Octave Music.

This album exemplifies the new age electronic style he was best known for, new age meets traditional music with unabashed synth timbres and instrumentation. It was a departure from his synthpop and electro-pop albums earlier in his career, which sounded more like YMO than say, his new age peer Kitaro.

Himekami was quite prolific, releasing dozens of albums and and having work appear in various film, TV and VG soundtracks. Although a solo moniker he worked with his wife Etsuko and performed with a band live, a band that continued to perform and record after his death in 2004 under the direction of his son Yoshiki.

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喜多郎 Kitaro - Intro and Magma from Tamayura (2000) DVD

Produced by Kitaro, Tamayura is a unique combination of Kitaro's signature sound married to visuals performed by Kochi Tamano and Harupin-Ha Butoh Dance Theater who bring the characters of the story to life.  With costumes by Heather Hanse and choreography by Koichi Tamano, Tamayura features wildly colorful scenes and surreal, almost magical dance routines.  Tracks include: Magma, Mercury, Sitara, Nageki, Beam Wave and Uranus.

Region: Region 1 (US & Canada Only)


Song List

01.  Introduction
02.  Magma
03.  Mercury
04.  Sitara
05.  Nageki
06.  Beam Wave
07.  Uranus
08.  Credits

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Fermilab's third annual Physics Slam, held on Nov. 21, 2014, featured five physicists vying to explain their area of study in the most entertaining way possible. Contestants included Micheal Hildreth, Marcelle Soares-Santos, Joseph Zennamo, Wes Ketchum and Vic Gehman, and the event was hosted by Chris Miller of the College of DuPage. Visit Fermilab online at http://www.fnal.gov. Follow the lab on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fermilab and on Twitter @FermilabToday.

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The second movement of Karl Jenkins' Songs of the Earth, commissioned for BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales and the amassed Youth Choirs of Wales.

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Kitaro prays for the God of the nature,forest, and respect the traditional Maturi1200years from now.
喜多郎氏にとって、日本の伝統を守る事はライフワークとなっている。長野県諏訪大社の御柱は1200年以上前から現代まで続いている日本を代表する巨木信仰の祭である。山から神木になる木を選び斧で伐採される。丸太となった巨木に縄をかけられ、諏訪に暮らす大勢の人々が心を一つにして木落とし坂に運ばれていく。木落とし坂は険しい坂で、縄を最後まで引くのも大変な坂であるが、巨木が木落とし坂を降り切った瞬間、巨木は神となる。人々はその瞬間まで巨木に付き添い、見届ける。喜多郎氏は1998年、この感動を世界に発信すべくGaia Onbashiraをリリース、その年のグラミー賞にノミネートされた。2010年、諏訪大社御柱祭オフィシャルアーティストに選任された喜多郎氏は日本が誇る文化を継承し、再度世界に発信するため、白装束に身を包み、心身共に身を清め、神事として御諏訪太鼓の演奏を御柱に奉納した。奉納演奏は、巨木が木落とし坂にさしかかるまで続けられた。尚、伐採された後の山には氏子によりボランティアで木の苗を植えられ、山が枯れないよう御柱祭は次の世代に引き継がれていく。

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喜多郎 Kitaro - Chant From The Heart from An Enchanted Evening DVD

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Composer Kitaro, with a Golden Globe Award, Grammy nomination, and two dozen albums to his credit, is revered most for his ability to embody the human spirit in his music.  Today, Kitaro's music is increasingly progressive, full of innovative touches.  Resonant with exotic Japanese instruments as well as the more familiar guitar, flute, and drums, it shimmers one minute and rumbles the next, by turns soothing and stirring, atonal and rhythmic, orchestrally full and dramatic, yet surprisingly intimate, with the ability to transport the listener on a far-reaching musical journey that draws refrains of East and West together.  Includes 5.1 audio created from original 2 track stereo.

Song List
01.  Chant from The heart
02.  Kokoro
03.  Mandala
04.  Planet
05.  Dance of Sarasvati
06.  Winds of Youth
07.  Heaven & Earth

Approximate Running Time: 84 Minutes

01.- Ralph´s Rhapsody
02.- The Music Of What Happens
03.- The Oh of Pleasure
04.- Celestial Soda Pop
05.- Clouds Below Your Knees
06.- The Vanished Gardens Of Córdoba
07.- The True Spirit Of Mom & Dad
08.- The Temple
09.- Her Knees Deep In Your Mind
10.- Kathleen´s Song
11.- Tiny Geometries
12.- Rio Clarifies
13.- Celestial Soda Pop Remix

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Artist: Kitaro
Album: Final Call
Released on September 10th, 2013

As a homage to Kitaro's lifetime reverence for Nature, Final Call is a voyage of introspection specifically concerned about how we treat our planet.  It's Kitaro's assertion that the planet itself is crying out and warning us about potential serious consequences if we don't address these global issues in a timely fashion.

Track List
01.  Final Call
02.  Jupiter's Beam
03.  Yo-en
04.  Shadow Of The Moon
05.  Traveler
06.  Valley Of The Spirit
07.  After Glow
08.  Wind From The Desert
09.  Moment Circle
10.  Whispering Shore
11.  Solar Eclipse

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