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Coolest audio of the day: The echo of a black hole

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Hole Week, Black Holes, Cosmic Rays, MIT, NASA, X-Rays

There’s nothing more powerful in the universe than a black hole, the mysterious remnants of an ultra-giant star that has

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Scientists have narrowed down where music lives in the brain even more

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, MIT, Neuroscience, Singing

Scientists have known for a while that music has its own special repository in our brains. Musical memories are stored

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Super nerdy post of the week: Audio from friction-less fluid offers a cool beat

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments MIT, Neutron Stars

Okay, this is a bit out there, but if you love science, you’ll find much to love here. Scientists at

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Music News 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 215: Rad Lab Rat

January 23, 2019January 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments MIT

Michael geeks-out over his visit to MIT’s famed Building 20, the music industry’s “Big Brother” drops by the studio to

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Music Industry 

Introducing the Open Music Initiative

June 14, 2016June 13, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Berklee, BMG, Future of Music Coalition, MIT, Open Music Initiative, Pandora, Sony, Spotify, Universal Music Group

The best way to easily and properly divvy up royalties is to embrace technology and utilize new tools to ensure

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Peter Gabriel to Advise in Study

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Annie Clark, Berklee, Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Hopkins, MIT, Peter Gabriel, Research

Can music affect your health? That’s what the Sync Project research study wants to find out. Boston-based PureTech Ventures, the company behind

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Podcast 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 132: The Geek Strikes Back

December 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bond Bubble, Chewbacca, Jalopnik, Jason McLelland, Jukeboxes, K-Pop, Landspeeder, LAX, MIT, NC-1701, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Reliant Scimitar, Spirit of the West, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stephan Dubord, Stone Temple Pilots, USS Enterprise, Wu-Tang Clan

As this show went into production, I was suffering from severe anxiety. Somewhere in the handoff between United and Air

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Music News 

One of the Most Famous Musicians of All Time Is…Avril Lavigne?

March 18, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments Avril Lavigne, Fame, MIT

MIT recently conducted a study on the subject of global fame.  What they found was rather interesting. By analyzing such

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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  • The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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  • 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 […]
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  • 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 […]
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