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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”

SONG: Secret Dragons

22 April 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Secret Dragons”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: The Guardian 2 March 2023, “‘Like a little dragon’: new gecko species discovered on rugged Queensland island,”… Read the rest “SONG: Secret Dragons”

SONG: “Giant Isopods Have Stolen My Gameboy” (a penitential Werk cover)

24 March 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Giant Isopods Have Stolen My Gameboy”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: This has no source in scientific research; it’s a penitential cover of a song by a band named Werk… Read the rest “SONG: “Giant Isopods Have Stolen My Gameboy” (a penitential Werk cover)”

SONG: The Elephant

24 March 2023 grant 0

SONG: “The Elephant”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: BBC 28 Feb 2023, “Kerala: India temple replaces elephant with robot for rituals,” as used in the post “Kerala temple… Read the rest “SONG: The Elephant”

SONG: Whispering Secrets to Me

24 January 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Whispering Secrets to Me”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Defector 15 Nov 2022, “Turtles Have Been Vocalizing All This Time. Why Did We Not Listen?,” as used … Read the rest “SONG: Whispering Secrets to Me”

SONG: 14.8 Million

24 December 2022 grant 0

SONG: “14.8 Million”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Nature 14 Dec 2022, “Missing data mean we’ll probably never know how many people died of COVID,” as used in the post… Read the rest “SONG: 14.8 Million”

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”

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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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