This album was made from black hole data
Black holes, those infinitely dense remnants of collapsed stars (and quick possibly portals to…somewhere else), are infinitely fascinating to astronomers,
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Physics
Fun with physics and sound that may have applications for music someday.
A couple of items from the world of physics today. I’m not sure what you can do with this information,
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Monday got you stressed out? Watch this mesmerizing “water bridge” video
I have no idea what physics principles are at work here, but this combination of water and music is somehow
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A solid reason why musicians need to understand math
“Music is math,” one musician told me. “It’s also about physics. The more you understand both, the more musical possibilities
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What Does Space SOUND Like? Sort of Like a Brian Eno Record from the 70s, Actually.
Yes, it’s true that in space no one can hear you scream, but that doesn’t mean sound doesn’t exist…out there.
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This is Cool! Everything You Wanted to Know About Sound
The title of the post says it all. This comes WaitButWhy.com via Jim. I’ve always been a little confused about
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Scientists Have Discovered the Sound an Atom Makes
And it’s very, very quiet. From Salon: Scientists from Columbia University and Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology captured the sound of
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Could Miley REALLY Come in Like a Wrecking Ball? Let’s Ask Science!
In a crushing defeat for Miley Cyrus, the Internet has proven beyond a shadow of a scientific doubt that it
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Dashing Dreams: Revisiting Marty McFly’s Giant Guitar Speaker
Remember this scene from Back to the Future? Cool idea, but alas, the laws of physics say that it’s impossible
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Best. Rickroll. EVER.
Rickrolling–duping people into linking to something to do with Rick Astley and his ghastly 1987 hit–is pretty much done. Unless,
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