What I saw on the web on 2020.9.29

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1. Researchers identify personality profiles of conspiracy theorists
   by Mark Frauenfelder
   https://boingboing.net/2020/09/28/researchers-identify-personality-profiles-of-conspiracy-theorists.html
   seems about right
   via rss
   
   
2. A Brief Introduction to Shadow Work
   by David R. MacIver
   https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/a-brief-introduction-to-shadow-work
   0
   via rss
   
   
3. Exploding Dots Lesson 1.1
   by James Tanton
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fXyW1vB4vI
   kaboom kerpow how do you divide polynomials?
   via memory
   
   
4. The sound (and science) of music: School bands adapt to COVID-19
   by Bonnie Allen and Ethan Williams
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/school-bands-covid19-1.5742574
   hopefully the measures they're taking are sufficient
   via rss
   
   
5. What People Actually Say Before They Die
   by Michael Erard
   https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/01/how-do-people-communicate-before-death/580303/
   pretty much what the title says
   via boing
   
   
6. Lego harpsichord - How it works
   by jabingdon
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9YntUiX80
   that's one way to build a harpsichord!
   via reddit
   
   
7. DIY: Arduino Based continuous Touch MIDI Controller / keyboard
   by Abhilash Patel
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dZatrW8Ex8
   nice! A much more economical approach than some of the other continuous "keyboard" instruments out there
   via reddit
   
   
8. Advice on How to Buy a Double Bass
   by Ron Carter
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piBJE9WutI0
   from someone who knows what he's talking about
   via reddit