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 …
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Musicians and Scientists
The Sci Foo Files 2010 – Part 2: Stephon Alexander
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenWhen I hosted the scientists/musicians session at Sci Foo 2010, I had left a recorder running. Unfortunately, it ran out of batteries halfway through, and after recovering the files, I …
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Scientist-musician Saul Perlmutter wins Nobel Prize
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenHappy to hear that Saul Perlmutter has won a Nobel Prize today! We met at SciFoo 2010 and I’ve spoken with him last year (and earlier this year, according to …
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Musicians and Scientists
Einstein’s Universe – Einstein’s science and music
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenLast week, James Dacey let me know about an interview he did for PhysicsWorld: In the first video, particle physicist Brian Foster and violinist Jack Liebeck talk about Einstein’s musical …
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Last week, my friend Maria asked me a question about sunset time that I didn’t know the answer to because it’s totally outside my field of expertise. But I knew …
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On May 24th, physicist and jazz singer Diane Nalini released her CD “Kiss Me Like That” at Hugh’s Room in Toronto. The theme of the entire CD is astronomy, and …