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Apps for Apes: Zoos Turn to Tablets to Keep Animals Engaged
When great ape keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo were deciding how to add more variety and enrichment to their animals’ lives, they turned...
Tribute to Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
Jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck died Wednesday -- a day before his ninety-second birthday. He was best known for his 1959 album "Time...
Record Player Plays Slices of Wood Interpreting Rings as Music (Video)
The rings marking the life of a tree have been turned into music, using a record player that plays slices of wood. The year...
After Concussion, Man Becomes Musical Genius
When Derek Amato crashed headfirst into the hard bottom of a pool, he was scared about what he might have done to his brain....
Dr. John Gets Hometown Hero’s Welcome at New Orleans Jazz Fest With Springsteen on Guitar
Hometown hero Dr. John helped close out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday by jumping on piano during Bruce...
Free McCartney Concert on iTunes Tonight: New Renditions of Old Jazz Standards
Paul McCartney will perform selections from his new album Kisses on the Bottom in a live video streaming concert tonight, with downloads of the...
10 U.S. Industries Still Manufacturing at Home
For most of the last century, the United States dominated global manufacturing. Recently though, the nation has lost many factories to cheaper labor markets...
Thank You Notes Change Man’s Life
An L.A. attorney who, for years, had experienced a lot of bad luck in his life heard an inner voice telling him to start...
Armless Pianist Wows Judges On ‘China’s Got Talent’
Liu Wei lost both of his arms in a freak accident when he was 10, after touching an electrified wire while playing hide-and-seek. But,...
McCartney Honored With Gershwin Prize at White House Concert
Paul McCartney landed in Washington, DC this week where he will be honored by fellow artists and awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song...
How to Change People’s Behavior: Make it Fun. VW Does
Can we get more people to throw their trash in the bin by making it fun? Can fun encourage more people to sort...
British Conductor is Hero in Wedding Pianist Emergency
Disaster was imminent: The bride was due to arrive at any moment and the pianist called to say he wouldn't arrive in time. Fearing...
Elusive Musical Gift Can be Taught to Very Young
The gift of perfect pitch -- the ability to identify a note simply by hearing it -- may teachable, after all. The Eguchi Method...
Ailing Man Finds Kidney Donor on Craigslist (w/ Video)
A California woman who had never visited CraigsList before arrived in search of a volunteer opportunity and found a message that read, "Please Help...
Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House Wins Gershwin Prize on PBS Tonight
“Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize” will showcase an evening of celebration with President and Mrs....
Overcoming “You Won’t Learn” With Arts and Mom’s Determination
"The elementary school I attended told my mother that I would never get past a first-grade reading level, and that I would never graduate...
Proving it’s Never Too Late to Learn, Retiree Finds 88 Keys at 94
"At 94, a piano novice is playing out a dream, proving it's never too late to learn." (See video at Charlotte Observer or read...
Four-Fingered Concert Pianist Overcomes Physical Barriers (Video)
A Korean concert pianist moves the audience to tears performing classical music with just two digits on each hand. Disfigured from birth, and with...
Dwindling White Congregation Gives Church to Blacks
A "dying" Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala, which had dwindled to about 40 elderly white people, decided to give their church and everything in...
Nurse arranges backstage visit for someone special
Jean Dennis is a nurse near Ithaca, New York, who helps care for Brent Larsen during his trials with Muscular Dystrophy and life...