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SONG: Inside the Moon

22 July 2024 grant 0

SONG: “Inside the Moon”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: BBC, 15 July 2024, “Cave discovered on Moon could be home for humans“, as used in the post … Read the rest “SONG: Inside the Moon”

SONG: Low Orbit Ion Cannon (a penitential Emperor X cover)

23 June 2024 grant 0

SONG: “Low Orbit Ion Cannon” (a penitential Emperor X cover).

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This isn’t based on any research; it’s a cover of an Emperor X song recorded… Read the rest “SONG: Low Orbit Ion Cannon (a penitential Emperor X cover)”

SONG: Migration Roads

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SONG: “Migration Roads”. (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on LiveScience, 3 May 2024, “1st Americans came over in 4 different waves from Siberia,… Read the rest “SONG: Migration Roads”

SONG: I Am Your Library

24 April 2024 grant 0

SONG: “I Am Your Library”. (available as .ogg here)

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SOURCE: Based on Science Daily, 25 Mar 2024, “New archive of ancient human brains challenges misconceptions… Read the rest “SONG: I Am Your Library”

SONG: Great Big Love

23 March 2024 grant 0

SONG: “Great Big Love”. (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on The Guardian, 28 Feb 2024, “Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales… Read the rest “SONG: Great Big Love”

SONG: Lady at the Generator

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SONG: “Lady at the Generator”. (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on Amsterdam UMC, 4 Jan 2024, “Tiredness Experienced by Long Covid Patients Has… Read the rest “SONG: Lady at the Generator”

SONG: Hymn of Acxiom (a penintential cover)

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SONG: “Hymn of Acxiom” (a penitential cover). (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This isn’t based on research. It’s a cover of “Hymn of Acxiom,”… Read the rest “SONG: Hymn of Acxiom (a penintential cover)”

SONG: Burning Libraries

20 December 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Burning Libraries”. (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on The Guardian, 12 Oct 2023, “Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned… Read the rest “SONG: Burning Libraries”

SONG: Fine Altar Stone

20 November 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Fine Altar Stone”. (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on IFL Science, 25 Sep 2023, “The Stonehenge Altar Stone Didn’t Come From Where We Thought… Read the rest “SONG: Fine Altar Stone”

SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover)

7 November 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover). (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This isn’t based on any research. It’s a cover… Read the rest “SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover)”

SONG: Clockwork of the Sky

24 September 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Clockwork of the Sky”. (available as .wav here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on BBC, 8 Sep 2023, “Asteroid behaving unexpectedly after Nasa’s deliberate… Read the rest “SONG: Clockwork of the Sky”

SONG: FAQs

23 August 2023 grant 0

SONG: “FAQs”. (available as .wav here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on Popular Science, 14 Aug 2023, “School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books,”… Read the rest “SONG: FAQs”

SONG: The Scientist (a penitential Coldplay cover)

22 July 2023 grant 0

SONG: “The Scientist (a penitential cover)”. (available as .ogg here)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This isn’t based on research It’s a cover of this vaguely scientific… Read the rest “SONG: The Scientist (a penitential Coldplay cover)”

SONG: Content Feeds

24 June 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Content Feeds”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: The Markup, 1 May 2023, “The Very Hungry Algorithm: Bedtime with ChatGPT,” as used in the post “How do you feel … Read the rest “SONG: Content Feeds”

SONG: In the Years Before A/C

27 May 2023 grant 0

SONG: “In the Years Before A/C”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: National Park Service, 1 May 2023, “National Park archeologists find remains of an underwater hospital and… Read the rest “SONG: In the Years Before A/C”

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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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