Scopes Monkey Choir

Episode 56: News from the Monkey Scope II High-frequencies in understanding. Bee Gees CPR? Not so fast… (A, B) Music makes wine taste better? (coverage, paper) “Gorilla Man” unheard. “Change deafness” Related to “Change Blindness.” (video) “Vocal fry” getting attention… why? Pics of Baby Weasels!

Episode 57: Brain Beat & Christmas Music nonScience (not annoying) Hai-Ting went to Brain Beat. The Unscientific Holiday Song Science Test of NonScience This Is Your Brain On Music (Levitin, 2007) Absolute memory for musical pitch (Levitin paper referred to). The only link I’m providing is to the hippo Xmas song. Ha!)

Episode 60: Fluffy Ice Frogs FROGS The male Emei frog’s song contains information on his nest. (Coverage, paper) FLUFFY “World’s most relaxing song” question mark question mark exclamation point The Mind Lab. Music-relaxation studies (one, two, three) ICE Antarctic ice sounds from the BBC. A sound-rich radio doc (about 29 minutes). Listening underwater to determine ocean/weather … Continue reading 60: Fluffy Ice Frogs

Episode 61: Relativity & Art with Peter Galison An interview with science historian, physicist and author Peter Galison. And he’s collaborating with William Kentridge on this.

Episode 59: Sixty-Four Old Violins & Citizen Whales NEWS When I’m 64 “fake” study. (coverage, paperPDF) The (non)magic of old violins. (coverage, study) Interview with Robert Simpson of Zooniverse and Whale.fm Orca sound basics.

Episode 58: Fat Lady Sings? An interview with Monica Reinagel, nutrition diva and singer. Her podcast on reflux, which includes research references. And on the benefits of caffeine. And about dehydration. Refs for milk and mucus: one and two. Monica also has two new ebooks coming out in January [2012]: Nutrition Zombies: 10 Nutrition Myths that … Continue reading 58: Fat Lady Sings?

Episode 70: music through bone, self-tuning piano Aftershokz. http://www.gizmag.com/aftershokz-headphones-deliver-sound-through-cheekbones/20988/ — SwiMP3. http://www.finisinc.com/swimp3/ Techreport review. http://techreport.com/articles.x/17495 Effects of Bone-Conducted Music on Swimming Performance. http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2012/04000/Effects_of_Bone_Conducted_Music_on_Swimming.14.aspx Hugo Gernsback, “Osophone” 1923. (PDF available online) Bone Fone. http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/25/bone-fone/ Anecdote: removing tuner and attaching headphones improved sound. http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=123721&highlight=bone http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/25/bone-fone/ Audio Bone. http://www.audioboneheadphones.com/howitworks.html New Scientist re Beethoven: “apocryphal.” http://books.google.com/books?id=IHnPv1wTBKIC&pg=PA672&dq=beethoven+deaf+piano+bite&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PHRWT4K8Janw0gHym4SgCg&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=beethoven%20deaf%20piano%20bite&f=false Journal Nature, 1884. http://books.google.com/books?id=IscKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA439&dq=beethoven+deaf+piano+stick&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AHlWT53BMIWn0AHEnrGBCg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwADge#v=onepage&q=beethoven%20deaf%20piano%20stick&f=false

Episode 69: Interview – Glass on Einstein on the Beach (2) Part two of Hai-Ting’s interview with Philip Glass. Discussed: Albert Einstein, Robert Wilson, Einstein on the Beach – current tour

Episode 62: Fred Adams Interview, Part I Part one of Hai-Ting’s interview with astrophysicist Fred Adams.

Episode 63: Fred Adams Interview, Part II Part two of Hai-Ting’s interview with astrophysicist Fred Adams.