Why are so many scientists also musicians? These posts take a closer look at the overlap between music and science, and the people who are active in both fields. Sign up to the Musicians & Scientists Quarterly newsletter (tick the box at the bottom of the form)
What music do scientists like? Desert Island Discs, Science Mixtape, and a Twitter thread show lots of variety in scientists’ favourite music.
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post called “Why are so many scientists also musicians?” I closed that by saying “I think that the question of why there …
Over the last ten years I’ve interviewed several people about their adventures in music and science, and I often asked them why they thought that music was a popular activity …
The day after the Brexit referendum I visited a museum dedicated to two German immigrants, and some of England’s most prolific astronomers. Siblings William and Caroline Herschel lived in Bath …
Why are songs about science often so silly? You know what I mean. They try to fit long words in the lyrics for the sake of scientific accuracy, they’re reductionist …
In the music and science survey earlier this year, I asked people to “name a musisci”. More than half of the participants answered this question, and several people gave more …
