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Our minds on media.

Musings on the effects of media on cognition.


Friday, August 22, 2008

Music in the Flesh

Fleshmap has put together a fascinating study of the occurrence of certain body parts in various musical genres.  Check out hip-hop for a good laugh.  [via Buzzfeed]

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