If Bill Nye, Weird Al, Pentatonix, and Igor Stravinsky had a CRISPR baby . . . What’s that, now? That’s not how CRISPR works? I should have paid more attention in A Capella Science class? Well, anyway . . .
It’s Jocelyn’s birthday episode, and we’re celebrating with her dream guest: musical scientist, scientific musician, and edutainer extraordinaire Tim Blais, creator of A Capella Science! In this rocking, rolling, rollicking discussion, Tim riffs on his early influences, from Bill Nye to Disney’s Fantasia; his journey to musical science stardom; the qualities of a “good” science parody video; the most fun and challenging aspects of bringing a song idea to fruition; and how the goals of his channel have evolved since his early viral videos. The friends also discuss the parallels between science and art, and how “iterated creativity” is a key to success in both.

Follow Tim on Twitter @acapellascience, and learn more about his amazing work at https://www.acapellascience.com/ and at the links below!

“The Surface of Light” (episode intro): https://youtu.be/2INJiNpZFBI

YouTube channels:
A Capella Science: https://www.youtube.com/user/acapellascience
A Capella Science 2: https://www.youtube.com/user/acapellascience2
ACS Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKmwh393RQvWB_KCu1xe29g
Tim Blais: https://www.youtube.com/user/TimblaisMusic/videos
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/acapellascience
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acapellascience
“How To Make Good Science Art”: https://youtu.be/G94yp-a8XG8
Thread on science lyricism: https://twitter.com/acapellascience/status/1307888111079378945
Also mentioned in this episode:
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” The Muppets edition: https://youtu.be/tgbNymZ7vqY
“The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained” (Veritasium video): https://youtu.be/1VPfZ_XzisU
Funsize Physics: https://funsizephysics.com