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Sonification
Sonification聽is the use of non-speech聽audio聽to convey聽information聽or perceptualize data.聽Auditory perception聽has advantages in temporal, spatial, amplitude, and frequency resolution that open possibilities as an alternative or complement to聽visualization聽techniques. For example, the rate… Read more.
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Columba constellation
Columba is a faint constellation designated in the late sixteenth century, remaining in official use, with its rigid limits set in the 20th century. Its name is Latin for dove. It takes up 1.31% of the… Read more.
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Columba the cosmic dove and celestial toilet humor
The Columba constellation, where celestial family drama meets cosmic bathroom humor! Let’s dive into a delightful corner of Chinese astronomy that proves even the heavens aren’t above a good potty… Read more.
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Seven heavens notes
In聽religious聽or mythological cosmology, the聽seven heavens聽refer to seven levels or divisions of the聽Heavens. The concept, also found in the ancient聽Mesopotamian religions, can be found in聽Judaism,聽Christianity, and聽Islam; a similar concept is also… Read more.
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Echinoderm reproduction and pluteus larva
An echinoderm is any member of the phylum Echinodermata. The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea lilies or “stone lilies”. Adult echinoderms… Read more.
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Red Horn (He拧ucka) aka He Who Wears (Man) Faces on His Ears and Big Boy…and Werebirds
Red Horn is a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions, specifically of the Ioway and Hoc膮k (Winnebago) nations. He has different names. Only in Hoc膮k literature is he known as “Red Horn” (He拧ucka), but among the Ioway and Hoc膮gara… Read more.
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Phrixus
In聽Greek mythology聽Phrixus聽(also spelt聽Phryxus;聽Greek:聽桅蟻委尉慰蟼,聽Phrixos聽means “standing on end, bristling”) was the son of聽Athamas, king of聽Boeotia, and聽Nephele聽(a goddess of clouds). He was the twin brother of聽Helle聽and the father of聽Argus,聽Phrontis,聽Melas聽and聽Cytisorus聽by聽Chalciope聽(Iophass), daughter of聽Aeetes, king of聽Colchis.… Read more.
