The Guild of Scientific Troubadours

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours

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ichthyology

Scientific illustration of many fish, arrayed in splendor: sharks, rays, skates, lungfish, anglerfish, sea horses, porcupine fish, so many fish.

Science Art: Poissons (B), by Adolphe Millot .

18 August 2025 grant 0

The fish, the fishes of the world, including at least one extinct fish (#21, Ceratodus, the coelacanth-looking one down there on the bottom left). There are remoras, cow fish, sturgeon … Read the rest “Science Art: Poissons (B), by Adolphe Millot .”

Scientific illustration of three goldfish, iridescent in gold, orange, and silver, with the partially adorable and partially monstrous faces of overweight pugs: pursed lips, full cheeks, and bulging eyes.

Science Art: Long-Tsing-Yu or Les Yeux des Dragon

11 August 2025 grant 0

These are some of the first goldfish ever seen in Europe.

The image (which I found in a great Public Domain Review article) came from Histoire naturelle des dorades de la Chine, written in … Read the rest “Science Art: Long-Tsing-Yu or Les Yeux des Dragon ”

Meet the new shark.

14 November 2013 grant 0

Science Daily introduces us to the Carolina hammerhead, an all-new species of shark:

Through its rarity, the new species, Sphyrna gilberti, underscores the fragility of shark diversity

… Read the rest “Meet the new shark.”

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Something to Believe In

GRANT: something to believe in

You could write a review of this album here on iTunes.

That would be generous.

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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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