Do computers understand music genres? My Medium post looks at some attempts to interpret genre based on MIDI files, and why it doesn’t work perfectly.
Science in Art & Culture
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Cat Zero weaves together the complicated, sometimes archaic, social hierarchies of researchers with the thrill of a new scientific discovery.
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Five things scientists can learn from musicians – SpotOn talk
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenThis is the text of a five-minute lightning talk presented at SpotOn London, about five things scientists can learn from musicians.
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Science on screen
Science of Stranger Things: Dustin’s pet research project
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenIn Stranger Things, Dustin visits the local library to find out more about a creature he found, and brings some real science into this scifi show.
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What makes scary music so scary? This weekend, I answered that question on Medium, but because today is Halloween, I’ll post an excerpt from it here.
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The upcoming book What Future includes a diverse range of voices, and reminds us that how we see the future is a reflection of when and where we live today.