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From NPR’s Science Desk – The question isn’t why did the caterpillar cross the road but how? Researchers have discovered that at least one species of caterpillar precedes each step with a thrust of its gut. The finding points to an entirely new mode of animal locomotion and could lead researchers to develop new robotic tools for exploration and medicine.

  • Another Mish-Mash Pie of World Music
  • Another Mish-Mash Pie of World MusicFor some time now, I’ve been meaning to do a World Music Show (or at least one hour) based around one artist. And, though there are many great musicians of worldly stature out there who I could have concentrated on, I had to start with this one—Antonio Carlos Jobim.

  • The Innovator
  • The InnovatorBack in 1989, I had the honor of seeing Jeff Beck on the same tour as Stevie Ray Vaughn. This week on The Electric Croude, enjoy a 1976 through the present profile of Beck.

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