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It Took A Musician’s Ear To Decode The Complex Song In Whale Calls
By Bill McQuay Male humpback whales create ‘songs’ together, scientists say. Katy Payne was the first to hear the shifts in pitch and pattern in the collective calls as complex
Key West’s Dueling Civil War Memorials Serve As Monuments To Tolerance
By Nancy Klingener There’s been plenty of debate about Civil War monuments since the church shootings in Charleston, S.C. In Key West, a Confederate memorial is being fixed up, while
On Yelp, Doctors Get Reviewed Like Restaurants — And It Rankles
By Charles Ornstein Doctors hate online rankings, saying patients don’t get the nuances of medicine. But health care reviews on Yelp are more positive overall than they are for restaurants
This Major-Party Nominee’s Not In The Pocket Of Big Donors. Or Any Donors
By Paul Boger Truck driver and political unknown Robert Gray will be the gubernatorial candidate of Mississippi Democrats this fall. He didn’t raise money, barely campaigned and didn’t even vote
A Rarity Reclaimed: Stolen Stradivarius Recovered After 35 Years
By Nina Totenberg For decades virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg played his prized Stradivarius around the world. Then one day in 1980 it was snatched. Gone. But in June the FBI
Brazilians Cybershame Gilberto Gil’s Daughter For Healthful Lunchbox
By Lourdes Garcia-Navarro Processed and fast food have become status symbols in Brazil, while some are frowning on local fruits and vegetables. Bela Gil is trying to change the conversation.
In Iran Deal Fight, Lobbyists Are Spending Millions To Sway 12 Senators
By Ailsa Chang The groups’ targets? Democrats undecided on whether to accept or reject the deal when they vote this fall. The campaigns include tens of millions of dollars spent
Apple Music Clocks More Than 11 Million Trial Customers
By Jon Russell Apple has gone public with the first figures for its debut music streaming service — Apple Music — after senior VP Eddie Cue told USA Today that
Snapdeal Will Invest $100M In Its Research Arm Over The Next Three Years
By Catherine Shu Snapdeal, one of India’s largest e-commerce companies, will spend $100 million over the next three years on its Bengaluru-based research and development center. Called the Multimedia Research
Jibo Raises $11 Million To Bring Its Social Robot To Households In Asia
By Jon Russell Less than two months after SoftBank’s Pepper robot went on sale in Japan, another intelligent humanoid is poised to make its way into Asia. That’s because Boston-based
