Tweety Night

Twitter is called (in social media circles) a tool for micro-blogging.

With that in mind, here are my microblogs since my last real "Snippets and Wisps" blog entry.

That top one -- What do you think?  I mean, maybe you don't listen to as much Christmas music as I do, but think about it ....

If a music artist has a Christmas CD, what is one song you are almost guaranteed to find on their (first) Christmas CD?  "Silent Night."  And when it's there, doesn't it always seem they do an extraspecial job making it beautiful?

Of course, some credit must go to the song itself.  "Stille Nacht" is a masterpiece.

Evolution of the Eye

This is just so cool.  When media tries to cover science, it often over-simplifies, or sensationalizes.  That's why it's great to have media which is specifically trying to explain bits of science in ways we can understand.




This is another thing I saw because I follow Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago) on Twitter. I can't possibly read or view everything he recommends, but when something catches my eye -- and the connection to the Great Courses I've taken which talk about evolution was so strong (here and here), this one did -- I read/listen/view and am never disappointed.