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Three years of solar flares transformed into music: ESA x Maple Pools
See and hear what our nearest star and mass nuclear fusion reactor has been up to in the past three years. The solar show is captured by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission and new UV images and musical sonification.
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LA friends and colleagues, we’re thinking of you; fires signal planetary crisis
The home of so many in the music and musical instruments community has been consumed by fire. Friends and colleagues in the Los Angeles area, you’re on our minds this week; I hope you’ve gotten to safety. And we can’t mince words: planetwide, every second of this climate crisis now counts.
In the 90s, this astrophysicist made trippy pop from star sounds
“Who is Dr. Fiorella Terenzi? I’ll take 90s LaserDiscs for $600, Alex. Wait – back up, here’s more of Dr. Terenzi, how she worked with space sound, and how she collaborated with Thomas Dolby, with some classic vintage clips. Get ready for a big transition in this interview: Dr. Terenzi was (and is) a Milan-born, […]
Peter Kirn - April 10, 2024
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You should know James West, the Black inventor of the electret microphone
Peter Kirn - January 15, 2024
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Mathematician explains resonant frequencies and how not to spill coffee
Peter Kirn - January 4, 2024
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Solarus is a free Ableton Live modulation tool that uses the motions of the solar system
Peter Kirn - June 28, 2023
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