5 Interesting Links for 7-13-2012

Anthropology

Stonehenge may have served as a lecture hall or cathedral as it had similar acoustic properties that would both make a speaker heard clearly over a large space and provide an unconscious awareness of difference upon entering the circle.
http://www.livescience.com/20044-stonehenge-acoustics.html

Environment

Quick overview of the electric car options and differences for those interested in taking an electric leap over gas prices.
http://www.technewsdaily.com/4360-electric-cars.html

Promoting

Nicole O’Dell gives tips to overcome fears about starting your own radio show
http://valeriecomer.com/so-you-want-host-radio-show-part-one/

Research

As television advertisers struggle with the concept of DVRs and their effect on advertising, social networking provides a source of viewers for ads that capture the public attention:
http://www.technewsdaily.com/4225-people-watch-commercials-social-networks.html

Writing

I blogged about magic a couple years back after rereading A Thousand Arabian Nights, and though I took the opposite tack from N.K. Jemisin, saying that fantasy was stealing from the toolkit of anthropological SF rather than pushed into one by DnD, I have to agree with this article wholeheartedly. Magic, true magic, is such because it cannot be limited, defined, etc. Once it can, it is no longer magic but rather a new area of science. Regardless, a lot to think about here, both in the idea of magic and in what type of audience are you courting.
http://nkjemisin.com/2012/06/but-but-but-why-does-magic-have-to-make-sense/

Curve of Her Claw

Fall into a world where beauty is a facade, and one elf is pushed beyond reason to rid herself of the smooth-skinned curse. ~ Now available as an eBook:
Curve of Her Claw

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