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SONG: What To Do (On mRNA Immune Checkpoint Blockade)

25 October 2025 grant 0

SONG: “What To Do (On mRNA Immune Checkpoint Blockade)”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine”… Read the rest “SONG: What To Do (On mRNA Immune Checkpoint Blockade)”

SONG: Dirt Poor

25 September 2025 grant 0

SONG: “Dirt Poor”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “Dirty emotions: Microbes in soil may affect hormones tied to love, mental health and social… Read the rest “SONG: Dirt Poor”

SONG: Jet Lagged

25 August 2025 grant 0

SONG: “Jet Lagged”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “Depression linked to ‘internal jet lag’, study finds,” University … Read the rest “SONG: Jet Lagged”

SONG: Something’s Knocking on the Door

24 July 2025 grant 0

SONG: “Something’s Knocking on the Door”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “China’s Bold Plan Unveiled: A Deep-Sea Space Station 6560 Feet… Read the rest “SONG: Something’s Knocking on the Door”

SONG: The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees.

25 June 2025 grant 0

SONG: “The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “Thousands of endangered trees preserved for centuries inside… Read the rest “SONG: The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees.”

SONG: Hyperfocus

24 May 2025 grant 0

SONG: “Hyperfocus”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “Something in The Back of Your Eye Could Reveal Whether You Have ADHD,” Science Alert… Read the rest “SONG: Hyperfocus”

SONG: Bed Chem (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover)

15 May 2025 grant 0

SONG: “Bed Chem” (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover). (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This wasn’t based on any scientific research. It’s a … Read the rest “SONG: Bed Chem (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover)”

SONG: Titanium Heart

24 April 2025 grant 0

SONG: “Titanium Heart”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “Man survives with titanium heart for 100 days — a world first,” Nature, 13 March… Read the rest “SONG: Titanium Heart”

SONG: Hashtag Exclamation (#!%^)

25 February 2025 grant 0

SONG: “Hashtag Exclamation (#!%^)”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “‘Just give me the f***ing links!’—Cursing disables Google’s… Read the rest “SONG: Hashtag Exclamation (#!%^)”

SONG: They Can Make It Rain Bombs (a penitential Camper Van Chadbourne cover)

24 January 2025 grant 0

SONG: “They Can Make It Rain Bombs” . (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This isn’t based on any recent research. It’s a penitential cover for being late… Read the rest “SONG: They Can Make It Rain Bombs (a penitential Camper Van Chadbourne cover)”

SONG: Two Wolves Inside Us

24 December 2024 grant 0

SONG: “Two Wolves Inside Us” . (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on Ecology, 14 Nov 2024, “Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves… Read the rest “SONG: Two Wolves Inside Us”

SONG: “Einstein’s Idea” (a penitential Johnny Flynn cover)

13 December 2024 grant 0

SONG: “Einstein’s Idea (a penitential Johnny Flynn cover)” . (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This is a penitential cover of a song by actor/singer/songwriter… Read the rest “SONG: “Einstein’s Idea” (a penitential Johnny Flynn cover)”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Cihan Gulbuduk, “Lacrimosa (Mozart)”

29 November 2024 grant 0

Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina Eyck and Clarice Jensen, Tiny Desk Concert.

28 November 2024 grant 0

Cellist Clarice Jensen joins thereminist Carolina Eyck for the songs “Delphic,” “Three Leos,” and “Frequencies.”

SONG: You See Through Me

24 November 2024 grant 0

SONG: “You See Through Me” . (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: The Guardian, 5 Sep 2024, “Common food dye found to make skin and muscle temporarily transparent… Read the rest “SONG: You See Through Me”

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  • Jonathan Coulton, Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science.
  • Laura Veirs, who knows her way around a polysyllable.
  • Thomas Dolby, godfather of scientific pop.
  • Squeaky, fact-based rock about fusion containment & rocket science.
  • Cosmos II, a.k.a. Boston University astronomer Alan Marscher.
  • Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, astrophysicist who makes music from cosmic radio sources.
  • Dr. Jim Webb, astronomy professor and acoustic guitarist.
  • Artichoke, the band behind 26 Scientists, Vols. I and II.
  • They Might Be Giants, unrelenting proponents of scientific popular song.
  • Symphonies of Science, the people who make Carl Sagan and others sing.
  • Giant Squid, doom metal about the sublime horrors of marine biology.
  • Gethan Dick,6 scientists, 6 musicians, 1 great album
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