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  • Dubstep artist Skrillex (Music) could protect against mosquito bites

    12/16/2019 5:56:31 AM PST · by tired&retired · 32 replies
    BBC ^ | 1 April 2019
    According to a recent scientific study, the way to avoid mosquito bites is to listen to electronic music - specifically dubstep, specifically by US artist Skrillex. Sound is "crucial for reproduction, survival, and population maintenance of many animals," says a team of international scientists specialising in mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. They subjected adults of the species Aedes aegypti, known as the yellow fever mosquito, to electronic music to see whether it could work as a repellent. Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, a track by Skrillex which features on his Grammy-award winning album of the same name, was chosen...
  • Pharrell: 'Live Earth' concert to press for climate action

    01/21/2015 8:48:17 AM PST · by rktman · 43 replies
    cnsnews.com ^ | 1/21/2015 | unknown
    Pharrell Williams says he'll have all of humanity singing together at a worldwide concert June 18 to fight global warming. The pop star is teaming up with Nobel Peace Prize-winner Al Gore and producer Kevin Wall to pull off a "Live Earth" concert on seven continents to build support for a U.N. climate pact in Paris among more than 190 nations in December.
  • Anti-Gay Lyrics in Reggae Cause Flap (... or: "When Dueling Special Interests Clash -- !")

    08/29/2004 3:32:13 AM PDT · by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle · 7 replies · 684+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | 8/28/04 | Stevenson Jacobs/AP
    KINGSTON, Jamaica - A generation ago, reggae anthems by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh preached concepts of "one love," legal marijuana and social justice. But today's version of Jamaica's native music is more likely to advocate casual sex, opulent dress and sometimes, critics say, violence against gays. The issue of homophobia in dancehall reggae took center stage this past week after Grammy-winning artist Beenie Man was booted from a concert associated with Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards in Miami. MTV pulled the Jamaican from the roster after Florida gay rights groups threatened to protest because of past Beenie Man lyrics...