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Uganda’s Afrorack goes from modular synths to a DIY disinfectant; more efforts worldwide
Brian Bamanya made a name making DIY modular synths, but now he’s applying voltage to another task – making sodium hypochlorite (aka bleach). Science! That joins a growing number of efforts of DIYers turning to fight the pandemic head-on.
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Watch Elsa Garmire’s pioneering laser show from 1972 – futuristic and expressive even now
Forget that cheesy Pink Floyd stuff from the planetarium. Scientist Elsa Garmire used optic chops to make lasers into a real instrument – and her work holds up today.
The taste of music: listen to LJ Rich talk about synesthesia
Synesthesia is a term that gets thrown around a lot, usually to describe the common associations of color, image, and music. But for some people, intermingling of senses can be far more extreme. Listen to LJ Rich talk about what happens when hearing and taste intersect.
Peter Kirn - October 26, 2018
DIY + Unusual Music tech Stories Tech
Set today’s solar eclipse to sound, with music picks, data, and NASA
Peter Kirn - August 21, 2017
Music Music tech
Francesco Novara – Astron [EP] brings evocative, comet-inspired music
Peter Kirn - August 19, 2017
Establishment Music
Watch this crew go transhuman in the absorption chamber
Peter Kirn - May 12, 2017
Motion Music Music tech
European Space Agency just gave away a bunch of space media for use
Peter Kirn - February 21, 2017
Motion Music tech
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