The Guild of Scientific Troubadours

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The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower….

28 November 2008 grant b 0

Technology Review covers the breakthrough of MIT chemist Daniel Nocera, who has figured out how to make like a leaf… and turn sunlight into fuel:

Carried out with the help of a catalyst

… Read the rest “The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower….”

Alternative fuels are popping up like mushrooms.

6 November 2008 grant b 0

Montana State University researchers have found diesel fuel growing on trees in Patagonia. Well, OK, it’s the next best thing – a fungus that churns out diesel:

The Energy

… Read the rest “Alternative fuels are popping up like mushrooms.”

Investigating the Roots of Traditional African Medicine.

13 October 2008 grant b 0

A new research center is delving into a rich, as-yet-untapped reservoir of African medical knowledge, seeking new treatments for AIDS and other diseases by hoping, in effect, the witch-doctors… Read the rest “Investigating the Roots of Traditional African Medicine.”

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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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