Comments on: And The Songs Of Birds http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/ public domain playground. friendly entities welcome. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Julia http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-104450 Julia Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:30:59 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/#comment-104450 Fish video from a site named TED. More amazing than you would think. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/206 Fish video from a site named TED. More amazing than you would think.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/206

]]> By: Ian http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-104445 Ian Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/#comment-104445 The birds of the heaves... and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08fish.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">the fishes of the sea.</a> The birds of the heaves…
and the fishes of the sea.

]]> By: Ian http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-104441 Ian Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:47:22 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/#comment-104441 Xtal, that's the Stephen Mitchell translation. It's one of the more poetic translations. I recognize it because that was the first edition of the TTC I ever had, and the rhythm of the words still stick in my head. Xtal, that’s the Stephen Mitchell translation. It’s one of the more poetic translations.

I recognize it because that was the first edition of the TTC I ever had, and the rhythm of the words still stick in my head.

]]> By: Xtal http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-104439 Xtal Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:38:17 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/#comment-104439 <blockquote>I’m also reading a book about evolutionary biology, essentially on the topic of “why does sex exist”? </blockquote> Are you reading <em>The Red Queen</em>? I just read that a couple months ago and really enjoyed it. I liked that excerpt of the <em>Tao Te Ching</em>. Whose translation is it from?

I’m also reading a book about evolutionary biology, essentially on the topic of “why does sex exist”?

Are you reading The Red Queen? I just read that a couple months ago and really enjoyed it.

I liked that excerpt of the Tao Te Ching. Whose translation is it from?

]]> By: Julia http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-104425 Julia Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:13:34 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/07/and-the-songs-of-birds/#comment-104425 Birds start singing around 4am. If you lay in bed in the dark and listen you'll have a good time. http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Jarvis_05 This guy was profiled on some TV show, 60 Minutes or Nova I forgot which one. He is using his musical background to educate his collegues and is spearheading an effort with scientists around the world to change the scientific names of the parts of bird anatomy to accurately reflect their purpose. Birds start singing around 4am. If you lay in bed in the dark and listen you’ll have a good time.

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Jarvis_05

This guy was profiled on some TV show, 60 Minutes or Nova I forgot which one. He is using his musical background to educate his collegues and is spearheading an effort with scientists around the world to change the scientific names of the parts of bird anatomy to accurately reflect their purpose.

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