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Sing for Science

Sing For Science is a science-and-music podcast where musicians sit down with scientists to explore the scientific ideas hidden in their most iconic songs. Listen to JD from Korn talk about “Dead Bodies Everywhere” with a mortuary-science expert, Sia explore one of her breakup ballads with an attachment-theory psychologist, and many, many more. Created and hosted by New York musician Matt Whyte, the show seeks to uncover connections wherever they may exist and build bridges between seemingly

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40:08

Mac DeMarco: Chamber of Reflection (Acoustics with...

Sing for Science ·

2020/11/11

MAC DEMARCO: CHAMBER OF REFLECTION: UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF SOUND with Mac DeMarco and Russ Berger, acoustician. In this episode we discuss: - what sound is - how speakers work - how sound affects the human body - how the brain interprets sound in a space - Astronautical elimination

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39:28

Renée Fleming: Ave Maria (Neuroscience/Parkinson’s...

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2020/11/04

Renée Fleming: AVE MARIA: HEALING THE BRAIN THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC with Renée Fleming and Dr. Bin Hu, neuroscientist and Parkinson's expert at the University of Calgary In this episode we talk about: - How neuroscientists measure brain activity - Oliver Sachs and Dr. Hu's research - Bypassing Parkinson's with music therapy - Dr. Hu's iphone app that helps Parkinson's patients - Supreme Court sing along

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46:24

Connie Britton: Rivers Between Us (River Conservation...

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2020/10/28

CONNIE BRITTON: THE RIVERS BETWEEN US: HOW WE PROTECT AMERICA'S WATERWAYS with Actress Connie Britton and Paul Gallay, rivers expert and president of Riverkeeper. In this episode we talk about: - Where drinking water comes from - How toxic spills in rivers are cleaned up - How to protect your local waterway - Covid and rivers - A romantic way to spend valentine's day in NYC **"Restore Mother Nature Bond Act" referred to at the very end was pulled from the ballot

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43:54

Norah Jones: Don’t Know Why (Scientific Inquiry with...

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2020/10/21

NORAH JONES: DON’T KNOW WHY: EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY IN ART AND SCIENCE with Norah Jones and "War On Science" author Shawn Otto In this episode we discuss: - how the war on science began - the story of how Exxon PR created climate change denial - the scientific method - how to talk to people with whom you disagree - Keith Richards' giant tape recorder

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57:02

MGMT: A Family of Trees (Forest Ecology with Suzanne...

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2020/10/14

A FAMILY OF TREES: UNCOVERING NETWORKS IN OUR FORESTS' UNDERSTORY with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT and Dr. Suzanne Simard, forest ecology professor. In this episode we discuss: - how trees communicate with one another - the folly of industrialized logging - how trees help other trees - Native American ancestral DNA in cedar - where to buy mushrooms in Connecticut

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Coming Soon: Sing for Science

Sing for Science ·

2020/10/08

"Sing for Science" trailer. Episodes released weekly starting October 14th.

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