SONG: Grains of Aragonite
SONG: “Grains of Aragonite.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on Primitive sea creature sports eyes made of rock, LiveScience, […]
Music
NIMBioS: Science Songwriter Residency
I doubt I could skip out of my non-scientific day job for a month, but man, I sure want to now: NIMBioS is sponsoring the […]
SONG: Blood Sweat Horses (Hàn Xiě Mǎ)
SONG: “Blood Sweat Horses (Hàn Xiě Mǎ)”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Mausoleum find rekindles ancient Chinas blood […]
SONG: Answering the Call
SONG: “Answering the Call.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on Koalas bellow to attract a mate, BBC News, 18 […]
Violin and quanta.
New Scientist listens to the art of subatomic particles: The performance is the brainchild of composer and computer scientist Alexis Kirke from the University of […]
SONG: Leatherback, Crossing.
SONG: “Leatherback, Crossing.”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Secret voyages of leatherback turtles revealed using transmitters”, Guardian, 5 […]
Music makes us high.
ArsTechnica explores the way music intoxicates us – with dopamine: To learn more about the music/brain/stimulation process, the McGill researchers followed subjects through the ‘chills’ […]
SONG: Planet of Diamonds
SONG: “Planet of Diamonds”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Scientists Discover the First Carbon-Rich Planet – Which May […]
Sing for space
NASA wants a few good space songs. Really. Just like this site, only, you know, on a much bigger scale (with a slightly narrower focus). […]
Thanksgiving Theremin: Pamelia Kurstin, TED talk/concert, 2002
She starts with “Autumn Leaves” and goes on from there – just about 20 minutes of playing and talking enthusing. More on the effervescent Ms […]
SONG: Beyond the Ends of the Earth
SONG: “Beyond the Ends of the Earth”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “100 Year Starship: Nasa’s plan to […]
SONG: Might As Well Be (Considering Inkayacu paracasensis)
SONG: “Might As Well Be (Considering Inkayacu paracasensis)”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “36 million-year-old penguin was five […]
SONG: Run Straight Down (penitential Warren Zevon cover)
SONG: “Run Straight Down” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. Originally by Warren Zevon. SOURCE: This is a penitential cover. There’s no […]
SONG: The Imperial Worm
SONG: “The Imperial Worm”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Warrior Worms Swallow Enemies Whole”, Discovery News, 14 September […]
Prescription pop.
Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University are using music (and audio engineering) to treat pain and depression – by mapping out emotional terrain in pop songs: […]