Adele’s song Someone Like You has won both a Grammy and lots of lively speculation as to why people feel moved to tears when they hear it. The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article that referenced a study by John Sloboda that found people experienced emotional reactions to music when it contained appoggiaturas, a musical device whose definition seems to be as hotly debated as the science and rationale behind the article itself.
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Against all political intuition, Republican candidates could win votes by taking "green" positions on the controversy over climate change, according to new poll results released Tuesday. Voters
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Dear EarthTalk : What is “tar sands oil” and what is the controversy over possibly building a pipeline for it from Canada into the United States?-- Bill Berkley, Omaha, Neb.
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