Links for 10-12-2006
Undead musicians for copyright extension, gender and grammar, Greg Benford’s solar sail concept, top-earning authors list, the evolution of altruism…
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“…there was an ad in the FT listing 4,000 musicians who supported retrospective term extension. If you read the list, youTags: links
December 11th, 2006 at 1:24 am
[...] Gender differences in grammar caused by estrogen to the brain (thanks, Armchair Anarchist). The way I read this article, the researchers got the opposite result of what they were expecting, then devised an interpretation of those results in terms of their theory. [...]
February 17th, 2007 at 9:35 am
“…. Tried and true, blue-chip authors ruled the shelves this year thanks to a spate of fall and winter releases from stalwarts like Stephen King, James Patterson and Bob Woodward ….”
I think even though these guys earn a bundle, they earn it. I love to listen to James PAtterson audiobooks and feel that every cent spent on buying his books or audio books is well worth the money.