Archive for April, 2009

A Bright Future for a Nuclear Effect?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009


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More Music

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

That is Nam June Paik’s “One for Violin Solo.” If you like that, check out these unusual scores.

"Faerie's Aire And Death Waltz" (from "A Tribute To Zdenko G. Fibich") by John Stump

"Faerie's Aire And Death Waltz" (from "A Tribute To Zdenko G. Fibich") by John Stump

And this is a performance of Stockhausen’s “Helicopter String Quartet” – sheet music available on his site.

Magnetic Movie

Thursday, April 9th, 2009


Magnetic Movie from Semiconductor on Vimeo.

The secret lives of invisible magnetic fields are revealed as chaotic ever-changing geometries. All action takes place around NASA’s Space Sciences Laboratories, UC Berkeley, to recordings of space scientists describing their discoveries. Actual VLF audio recordings control the evolution of the fields as they delve into our inaudible surroundings, revealing recurrent ‘whistlers’ produced by fleeting electrons. Are we observing a series of scientific experiments, the universe in flux, or a documentary of a fictional world?

Star Formation Game

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

[Play Game]

“Start with a gas cloud, and click where you want to detonate supernovae, corralling the gas. Do it right, form stars, and you move to the next level. Do it wrong, and the cloud dissipates, and you fail in your godlike powers of birth and death.”

- via Bad Astronomy Blog

Innuit Throat Singing

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Kathy Keknek and Janet Aglukkaq demonstrate Inuit Throat Singing. Until seeing this video, I haven’t heard this style of throat singing – only the Tuvan style. This is pretty impressive. If someone would only attempt this on American Idle [sic], I might watch.