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Readers discuss jazz music, the next generation of astronauts and more Original
In full swing The swaying feeling in jazz music that compels feet to tap may arise from near-imperceptible delays in musicians’ timing, Nikk Ogasa reported in “Jazz gets its swing from small, subtle delays” (SN: 11/19/22, p. 5). Reader Oda Lisa, a self-described intermediate saxophonist, has noticed these subtle delays while playing.“I recorded my ‘jazzy’ version of a beloved Christmas carol, which I sent to a friend of mine,” Lisa wrote.
Here’s where jazz gets its swing Original
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans of jazz music have debated why some songs have swing — the characteristic swaying feeling that compels feet to tap and heads to bop. Now, scientists may finally have an answer to Louis Armstrong’s classic song “What Is This Thing Called Swing?” and the secret lies in the timing of jazz soloists.
Ketamine’s antidepressive effects tied to opioid system in brain - Healthcanal.com
Although the Food and Drug Administration has not approved the drug’s use for depression, some doctors have prescribed it “off-label” in recent years as a rapid but short-acting antidepressant. Traditional antidepressants, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, take four to six weeks to have an effect but don’t work in two-thirds of patients who try them.
Puerto Rico: Maria’s Laboratory for Scientific Collaboration
When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, Ubaldo Córdova-Figueroa’s primary concern was for the safety of his students and research assistants. With communications shut down, it took over a month for the professor of chemical engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez to contact them all. “Having no access to my students or my research-lab members was very painful because I didn’t know what was going on with them. I just wanted to know that they were fine,” he says.
Coworking space comes to Monterey
Monterey is catching up with the rest of the telecommuting world. The area’s first coworking space launched late last year, bringing the latest trend in space and idea sharing work communities to the area. The enterprise is called Hellodesk and was co-founded by Pacific Grove startup entrepreneurs Avneesh Kumar, 39, and Sam Hain, 44. The concept of coworking is not just about renting a desk in an office. It’s based on a community of workers who share common goals as well as workspace.
Tapping local scientists to save coral
Monterey >> Two local marine biologists have been named to an international committee formed by the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an emergency investigation on how to make coral more resilient. Having two of the top dozen coral experts come from an area that harbors no coral reefs itself is not so unusual, according to Stephen Palumbi, director of Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, who was chosen to chair the new committee.
Canine virus hitting the area
The canine influenza virus H3N2 that caused a dog flu epidemic in Chicago a few years ago has spread to California. In the last 45 days, 309 cases have been confirmed in the state, according to the Canine Influenza Virus Surveillance Network at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, which monitors the spread of the virus. There is a heavy concentration of the virus on the Central Coast, according to their mapped data.
Avian odyssey: “Crazy bird lady” turns conservationist in Los Altos
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device. LOS ALTOS — From the street, you’d never know what was hidden behind the tall fences and lush foliage of a large suburban Los Altos home. After walking through the garden gate, though, you know that Pandemonium Aviaries comes by its name naturally. Amadeus, the one-legged Amazon Parrot, sings hello. Olivia and Ferguson, big ostrich-like birds called East African crowned cranes, screech a racket.
Avian odyssey: “Crazy bird lady” turns conservationist in Los Altos
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device. LOS ALTOS — From the street, you’d never know what was hidden behind the tall fences and lush foliage of a large suburban Los Altos home. After walking through the garden gate, though, you know that Pandemonium Aviaries comes by its name naturally. Amadeus, the one-legged Amazon Parrot, sings hello. Olivia and Ferguson, big ostrich-like birds called East African crowned cranes, screech a racket.
Addressing the problem of sewage spills
Marina >> When nearly three million gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the ocean two miles off the coast of the Monterey Bay last month, the general manager of the organization responsible for the spill called it a “wake up call.” But by many accounts, the Monterey Peninsula has been awake for years to the problem of sewage spills. Pacific Grove began replacing its system in 2004, Monterey has entered the second phase of a new sewer plan in 2013.
Monterey County CASA in search of volunteers
Salinas >> Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Monterey County will hold an information session on Tuesday for those interested in learning about how the group advocates on behalf of abused or neglected children placed in foster care. CASA consists of community volunteers who are trained to speak on behalf of foster children going through the Juvenile Superior Court of Monterey County.
Monterey Regional Waste Management District to unveil state-of-the-art recycling facility
Marina >> It’s big and blue and will eat just about anything. The Monterey Regional Waste Management District has spent the last year building a $24 million state-of-the-art recycling facility that will open at the end of this month. It’s the only one of its kind on the Central Coast and the public is invited to tour the facility on Saturday.
Monterey County ceremony will honor those put in internment camps during World War II
Salinas >> Monterey County will become the first local government on the Central Coast to formally apologize to the Japanese American community for actions taken during the World War II internment. Four local individuals or families will be recognized at the special ceremony on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers in Salinas and will include a special presentation by local historian Sandy Lydon. The event is open to the public.
Health department investigating hazardous material dumps
Salinas >> The Monterey County Health Department is asking the public if they have any information about illegal dumping of hazardous materials discovered in recent weeks. Four sites within the county have been identified containing a total of 58 barrels of hazardous material. The 55-gallon drums all contain a black, viscous tar-like material that likely has an industrial application such as roofing or roadwork, according to the Health Department. Samples are awaiting laboratory testing. On Jan.
Monterey wrestles with the ‘small cell’ conundrum
Monterey >> Tree-lined streets wind through the suburban Monterey Vista neighborhood, every other curve hosting a sign exclaiming “No cell towers.” In Via Pariaso Park, posted flyers show the proximity of the proposed cell phone antenna sites to the five schools in the area.
EcoFarm going strong, sowing good
Hollister >> It’s rare to see grazing herds on state land, but at Hollister Hills State Park a little more than 350 head of cattle can sometimes be seen being rounded up by herd dogs. Joe and Julie Morris of Morris Grassfed have been managing the grasslands here since 1994. They take a holistic approach to managing the land to ensure that not only can they make a living off it, but their great-great-great grandchildren will be able to as well.
Scientists monitor volcanic gases with digital cameras to forecast eruptions
Volcanoes emit gases both during and between eruptions. Monitoring the concentrations and amount of gas emitted is important to understanding volcanic activity, but the relationship between periodic degassing and the processes under Earth's surface that trigger eruptions is not clear, according to the researchers.
Scientists monitor volcanic gases with digital cameras to forecast eruptions
Scientists have shown for the first time that volcanoes emit distinctive pulses of gas a few hours before erupting, which could lead to real-time forecasting of dangerous volcanic eruptions that are difficult to predict, according to the researchers. Volcanoes emit gases both during and between eruptions.
Ancient human sites may have distorted our understanding of the Amazon’s natural ecology
Scientists have traditionally based their knowledge of the Amazon rainforest on surveys from fewer than 1,000 plots of land, which they had assumed were representative of the rest of the forest. Research now shows that many of these sites were occupied and modified by ancient peoples, and the trees are still regrowing from those disturbances. These recovering trees absorb carbon at a faster rate than mature trees, so estimates of how well the rainforest can absorb carbon dioxide may be too high.
Local Red Cross getting an emergency vehicle upgrade
A state-of-the-art emergency response vehicle is being custom-built for the local American Red Cross chapter and should arrive in 9-12 months. The vehicle will replace one of the three older emergency vehicles that are currently being used in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties and will be better outfitted to serve the needs of potential local disasters, said Michele Averill, CEO of the Red Cross of the Central Coast.
Jazz improvisers score high on creativity
Improvisation may give jazz artists a creative boost not seen among musicians more likely to stick to the score. Jazz musicians’ brains quickly embrace improvisational surprises, new research on the neural roots of creativity shows. Neuroscientist Emily Przysinda and colleagues at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., measured the creative aptitudes of 12 jazz improvisers, 12 classical musicians and 12 nonmusicians.
Scientists make rare achievement in study of antimatter
Scientists at CERN are celebrating a recent, rare achievement in precision physics: Collaborators on the BASE experiment measured a property of antimatter 350 times as precisely as it had ever been measured before. The BASE experiment looks for undiscovered differences between protons and their antimatter counterparts, antiprotons.
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