Biology Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Fun with music and official scientific nomenclature (you’ll see what I mean).

[This extremely nerdy piece was my column for GlobalNews.ca over the weekend. I regret nothing. – AC] The rule in

Outside of certain Latin-based nomenclature requirements, the rule in science is that if you discover it, you name it. Christina

After having done thousands of interviews, I can tell you that artists are wired differently from you and me. The

The scientific rule is this: you discover it, you get to name it. As long as some basic tenets of

I’m fascinated by how our brains work as we listen to music. Canadian biologist Zoe Cormier (the daughter of Toronto

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver