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Thomas Hampson is a large man, with even bigger ideas. He stopped by Big Think to talk about his craft, as well as the current state of classical music. From […]
Women are getting into fights in the battle to combat flu germs on public transport.
A mother has been medicating her autistic son using marijuana as an alternative to sedative drugs and says it has improved his condition.
An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office suggests that the House healthcare bill would garner $167bn in penalties over 10 years.
A law suit has been brought against computer chip giant Intel alleging it dominates the market through dodgy dealing and bribery.
An artist has been recreating masterpieces using rubik’s cubes instead of paint.
An examination of a Proceratosaurus skull suggests the Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur is millions of years older than first thought.
A man reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his family and friends by turning up to his own funeral.
A mother and daughter were made to publicly hold placards admitting theft after stealing from a child on her birthday.
Scientists have discovered that female fiddler crabs trade sex with their male neighbours in exchange for protection from intruders.
Female bears at a zoo in Leipzig have baffled vets by getting collective alopecia.
The delegations of nearly every African country have walked out of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks after alleging that developed nations are not serious about mitigating the effects of climate change.
While John Irving has come to stand as the American novelist parexcellence, he is not particularly into the novel—in its modern form—nor, for that matter, America. In fact, as he […]
Gabe Zichermann did not move to New York City for the Mexican food. In fact, he schedules layovers in California simply to satisfy his chronic cravings for Mission Street burritos. […]
Writing for an academic journal? If your prose doesn’t sound importantly recondite enough, you could just let this auto-pedant do it for you.
The opera singer is a night owl who hates to miss a beat.
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In his imposing baritone, Thomas Hampson cautions aspiring opera singers that “Fortune favors the prepared mind.”
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From the mall to the car, music is always in our ears. Opera singer Thomas Hampson discusses the impact that technology has on song.
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The classical musician explains Walt Whitman’s begrudging encounter with Italian opera, and the indelible mark this meeting has had on the American song.
Models of the mind are never “just theories” — ideas about human nature shape the rules and habits that guide daily life. A case in point: If people were purely […]