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)
I mostly look in the science section of the bookstore when I’m looking for books about music and science, because, from experience, that’s where they usually are. But last month …
Brian Wecht is a theoretical physicist with a degree in jazz composition, as well as one half of the comedy duo Ninja Sex Party. This is a shortened version of …
The latest piece by the Doctor Who Fan Orchestra (DWFO) went live on YouTube yesterday. It’s a compilation of the music from the very popular Doctor Who Christmas Special from …
I’ve been reading about William Herschel lately. While working as a musician, he spent his spare time making – and using – telescopes. It was with a telescope of his …
Philip Howie is a percussionist in several Cambridge orchestras, but during the day he’s a materials scientist who just finished his PhD. This is a fragment of a conversation we …
The main cause of my writer’s block and general low self-esteem when it comes to writing about people-who-are-both-scientists-and-musicians is that I don’t have as many facts as my inner scientist …
