Legend-of-a-human-being* Commander Chris Hadfield, who (in my view) has been responsible for some of the coolest, most inspiring science communication ever**, has just won everything. Ever. As his goodbye to his time aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Chris recorded a lovely, very heartfelt cover version (with music video) of David Bowie’s classic 1969 ‘Space […]
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Marvellous MRI music vid
Hooray for CNET! not only do I use them whenever I’m looking at new tech to buy, but they’ve also pointed me at an extraordinary music video. British musician Sivu (James Page) spent 2-3 hours holed up in an MRI machine at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London for his new single, ‘Better Man Than He’. […]
Hey girl. Did you know I like the macabre?
Hey Girl. I just found out something pretty cool. Dead Man’s Bones, to which I am currently listening, is a very happy find. The songs from the eponymous album (2009) are about zombies and ghosts and monsters, and have a deliciously cute macabre edge to them. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnEkboR86h0&feature=list_other&playnext=1&list=ALHTd1VmZQRNoKvLr1A16wEhKubCsE6_P0[/youtube] Some songs are very 50s diner schmaltz. Others […]
nerd nite Wellington 10, featuring Mars, quantum mechanics and Mad Makers
This month’s edition of nerd nite Wellington looks to be a cracker. Or, possibly, a corker. To celebrate the 10th edition,we’ve got people talking about making mad gadgets (and noises with them), KiwiMars and quantum mechanics. April 23rd, from 6pm. And two of them are Scibloggers! Elf Eldridge and Roger Hanson, to be […]
I fink u freeky…
AND, talking of the expression ‘But is it art?’, freak-rap/industrial rave/genre-defying/confusing to non-South Africans group Die Antwoord has brought out its newest single/music vid. And it’s NOM. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uee_mcxvrw[/youtube] It’s off their new album TEN$ION, which, it is claimed, delivers “some apocalyptic fuckin’ industrial rave.” Makes me very proud to be of South African extraction, and […]
But is it art?
UPDATE: The expression, as it may not have been clear, is ‘but is it art?’ There’s an expression I grew up with, and which was often chortled, in an appropriate accent, when I was growing up*. It was also widely spoken by the people I hung out with at university (I was generally the only […]
She blinded me with science
I’m in a good, if whimsical, mood today. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IlHgbOWj4o[/youtube] And so, and in the hope of spreading it around (like the weird zombie head cold that’s going around, but better), I thought I’d share a song and accompanying music video. She Blinded Me With Science was released in 1982 by British New Wave musician Thomas […]
Why science denial is so very dangerous
I heart TED - something to which I’m sure I’ve confessed in past. This morning, I got a fantastic email with some of the latest talks to be posted on TED. While they’re all (of course) brilliant, I’ll make special mention of a talk, entitled ‘The danger of science denial‘, by New Yorker writer Michael […]