I was alerted to this article in the Smithsonian by Roberta Batorsky. Leave it to the Smithsonian to report on the science of the aesthetic chill, or goosebumps.
Check out Roberta’s blog, The Solipsist’s Soiree, always full of fresh links to interesting material.
Otters playing the piano? I suspect Camille Saint-Saëns would be delighted. (These are real otters, by the way, as will be immediately obvious when you follow the link.)
While we’re at it, here’s “Nessun dorma” with goats.
PHOTO: Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas
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