A friend’s gift of surplus garden produce worked a bit of Proustian magic the other day. As I stir-fried the green beans and tender yellow squash, the scent .
Professor, musician, and composer David Sulzer demystifies the science that underlies music.
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April 26, 2021
Neuroscientist and musician David Sulzer s many projects include the Thai Elephant Orchestra and the Brainwave Music Project.
Why does a clarinet play at lower pitches than a flute? What does it mean for sounds to be in or out of tune? How are emotions carried by music? Do other animals perceive sound like we do? How might a musician use math to come up with new ideas?
Music, Math, and Mindby David Sulzer, a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Pharmacology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, offers a lively exploration of the mathematics, physics, and neuroscience that underlie music. He makes accessible a vast range of material and demystifies how music works.
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Field Garlic & Wild Onions Are Flavorful Foraged Treats
Field garlic and wild onion are easy to spot (and smell), and their flavorful bulbs and leaves make for good dining, making them a forager s favorite find.
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We called this plant “onion grass” as kids. One can smell it while trimming the lawn at the end of mowing season.
We didn’t know we could eat it back then.
Field garlic (Allium vineale), wild onion (Allium canadense) and a few other less common species aren’t actually grasses but are bulbs in the vast family of Alliums. These include leeks, chives, ramps, onions and garlic.