What happens when an aerospace engineer picks up a guitar and never looks back? In this episode of Unpacking Possibility, host Traci Stein sits down with Texas-based singer-songwriter and scientist Mark Winters for a wide-ranging conversation about curiosity, creativity, and the surprising overlap between physics and poetry.

Mark spent years as an aerospace engineer working on helicopter design, jet simulation, and computational fluid dynamics — fields where, as he puts it, "even the best AI today still can't fully understand the equations." But alongside that scientific mind runs a deep creative current, sparked by a grandmother who taught him to write poetry and paint as a child. These experiences ignited a music career that combines his loves for science and music with his passion for spreading positivity.

In this episode, we explore:

• The story behind Fake Gravity, and his other catchy, science-infused love songs about the mysterious pull of human attraction
• How Mark weaves haiku, physics, and personal experience into lyrics that connect with scientists and non-scientists alike
• His take on AI in the creative world — and why he still insists on writing every melody and lyric himself
• What it feels like to play live and share "extra protons" with a room full of strangers
• His ongoing Good Vibes Highway Tour and new music coming in 2025

The episode closes with Mark's song "Fake Gravity" — give it a listen and you'll understand why Traci played it three times before hitting record.

Connect with Mark Winters:  Find his music on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mark-winters/1462896598 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dfXqjPrnIgC5fM9HtITAT?si=DWjwvFCrSiOpbDTAicxfHw

• For information about Mark Winters, including tour dates, new music and more: https://markwintersmusic.com/
  
  

For information about Traci Stein and Unpacking Possibility, her meditations and more: https://www.drtracistein.com