Radioactive Dating
1) If you find a rock that has equal parts uranium-235 and lead-207, what is its age?
2) If you find a rock that has three times as much lead-207 as uranium-235, how old is it?
3) If you find a rock that has seven times as much lead-207 as uranium-235, how old is it?
4) If you find a rock that has fifteen times as much lead-207 as uranium-235, how old is it?
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The Land Where the Blues Began (Alan Lomax)
In the film, Alan Lomax argues that most modern American popular music comes from the blues--from rap to jazz to rock 'n' roll and R&B.
But the film also shows other forms of musical or rhythmic expression, from a recitation of "the signifying monkey" to fife-and-drum bands.
(Talk about the kind of music you listen to yourself, or even music that your kids listen to (if you have kids). And answer the following questions-
Is Lomax right?
Can you find elements of the blues in your favorite music? Or do you think it comes from a different tradition entirely?)
The Land Where the Blues Began (Alan Lomax)
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIj1wyK1cPI