Fri. 1/29 - What Your Tone of Voice Could Say About Your Music Taste

What did everyday Romans in Pompeii eat? An archaeologist has tried to reconstruct their meals. Merriam-Webster has added 520 new words to the dictionary. How do they decide which words get added? And a sci-fi dictionary to explore this weekend. Plus, Spotify wants to try to guess your music taste based on the tone of your voice.

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Links:

• Reconstructing the Menu of a Pub in Ancient Pompeii (Atlas Obscura)
• 2000-Year-Old Snack Bar Unearthed in Pompeii (Kottke)
• We Added New Words to the Dictionary for January 2021 (Merriam-Webster)
• Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
• Spotify wants to suggest songs based on your emotions (BBC)
• New Spotify Patent Involves Monitoring Users’ Speech to Recommend Music (Pitchfork)
• ‘Just The Way You Are’: Music Listening and Personality (Spotify)
• Techmeme Ride Home
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter