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Thanksgiving Theremin: “Ecuatorial” by Edgar Varese

24 November 2022 grant 0

This is a piece written (by a pupil of Claude Debussy’s) for woodwind, percussion, bass vocal and two theremin cellos – an instrument similar to a theremin, and invented by … Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: “Ecuatorial” by Edgar Varese”

SONG: Sandpaper Skin

23 November 2022 grant 0

SONG: “Sandpaper Skin”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: PLOS One 19 Oct 2022, “Sharks are the preferred scraping surface for large pelagic fishes: Possible implications … Read the rest “SONG: Sandpaper Skin”

SONG: Good People Grow

25 October 2022 grant 0

SONG: “Good People Grow”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Science 29 Sep 2022, “This lagoon is effectively a person, says Spanish law that’s attempting to save it,” … Read the rest “SONG: Good People Grow”

SONG: False Social Reality

24 September 2022 grant 0

SONG: “False Social Reality”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Nature Communications 23 Aug 2022, “Americans experience a false social reality by underestimating popular… Read the rest “SONG: False Social Reality”

SONG: Octopus Gloves

24 July 2022 grant 0

SONG: “Octopus Gloves”. (OGG version)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Science News 13 July 2022, “This octopus-inspired glove helps humans grip slippery objects,”… Read the rest “SONG: Octopus Gloves”

SONG: A Pseudo-Satellite

24 June 2022 grant 0

SONG: “A Pseudo-Satellite”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: CNN 5 May 2022, “This solar-powered plane could stay in the air for months,” as used in the post Solar plane… Read the rest “SONG: A Pseudo-Satellite”

SONG: Like Lava Made of Water

24 April 2022 grant 0

SONG: “Like Lava Made of Water”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Science 17 Apr 2022, “Icy Volcanos on Pluto Could Be Sign of Underground Ocean,” as used in the post Pluto… Read the rest “SONG: Like Lava Made of Water”

SONG: Lost Aromas (A Rose)

24 March 2022 grant 0

SONG: “Lost Aromas (A Rose)”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Discover 25 Jan 2022, “Smells Are Going Extinct, So Researchers Are Working to Preserve Them,” as used … Read the rest “SONG: Lost Aromas (A Rose)”

SONG: Remember Your Hands

24 February 2022 grant 0

SONG: “Remember Your Hands”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Science News 31 Jan 2022, “A new device helps frogs regrow working legs after an amputation,” as used in … Read the rest “SONG: Remember Your Hands”

SONG: In Pompeii

24 January 2022 grant 0

SONG: “In Pompeii”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Scientific American 6 Dec 2021, “Pompeii’s Ruins to Be Reconstructed by Robot,” as used in the post ‘A robot… Read the rest “SONG: In Pompeii”

SONG: Fast Blue Optical Transients

24 December 2021 grant 0

SONG: “Fast Blue Optical Transients”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Science News 13 Dec 2021, “The cosmic ‘Cow’ may have produced a new neutron star or black hole,”… Read the rest “SONG: Fast Blue Optical Transients”

SONG: Deeper Than Love (a penitential Colleen Green cover)

21 December 2021 grant 0

SONG: “Deeper Than Love (a penitential Colleen Green cover)”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: There is no scientific source. This is a penitential cover of this Colleen Green song… Read the rest “SONG: Deeper Than Love (a penitential Colleen Green cover)”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Léon Boëllmann – Prière à Notre-Dame by Lydia Kavina

26 November 2021 grant 0

An excerpt of a concert for theremin and organ, played at Moscow’s Bogolubov Library on September 19, 2021, with Lydia Kavina on the Thereminvox and Maria Makarova on the organ.

Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina Eyck, Theremin Lesson 01: Pitch Field and Setup | Playing the Major Scale

25 November 2021 grant 0

Even if you don’t have a theremin at home, watching the lesson is strangely fascinating. Bodies affecting the invisible fields.

SONG: Butterflies

24 November 2021 grant 0

SONG: “Butterflies”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Discover, 3 Nov 21, “How Citizen Scientists Uncovered the Strange Behavior of ‘Vampire’ Butterflies,” as used… Read the rest “SONG: Butterflies”

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Honorary Troubadours
  • 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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