How Did the Violin Get Its Shape?
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1 min readOct 22, 2014
Interesting podcast about the shape of violins. Listen to it on Science Friday.
From its role in biological systems to cultural products, “shape is information that can tell us a story,” says biologist Dan Chitwood. Chitwood tells us how morphology and mimicry played a role in the evolution of the modern day violin.
via [Ryan Leach], photo by [Pascalou petit, Wikimedia]
