Synesthesia Documentary
September 23, 2009 by samim | Tags: music, science | 1 Comment »
Here is the complete documentary to download: Red Mondays and Gemstone Jalapeños: The Synesthetic World
(via nerdcore)
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Bobby McFerrin Shows Everybody Gets Pentatonic
September 21, 2009 by samim | Tags: music, science | 1 Comment »
http://www.vimeo.com/5732745
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At the World Science Festival in June here in New York, specialists – including musical specialist Bobby McFerrin – gathered to ask what in music we humans hear universally, versus what is culturally specific.
Is our response to music hard-wired or culturally determined? Is the reaction to rhythm and melody universal or influenced by environment? Join host John Schaefer, Jamshed Barucha, scientist Daniel Levitin, Professor Lawrence Parsons and musical artist Bobby McFerrin for live performances and cross cultural demonstrations to illustrate music’s note-worthy interaction with the brain and our emotions.
You can watch a series of five video highlights, but the one above is perhaps the most striking.Notes and Neurons videos
Nova Science Now - How Auto-Tune works
July 5, 2009 by samim | Tags: music, science, technology | No Comments »
Craig Venter - On the verge of creating synthetic life
June 26, 2009 by samim | Tags: science, talk, technology | No Comments »
“Can we create new life out of our digital universe?” asks Craig Venter. And his answer is, yes, and pretty soon.
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