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A scientist with the soul of a musician: Interview with Mats E. Eriksson

  ''The greatest scientists are artists as well'', said Albert Einstein. Then, why scientists are afraid to absorb their artistic side, one can ask. While sticking to the patterns and typical presentation routines, scientists often…

Interview with Glenn Wolkenfeld – the man behind sciencemusicvideos

Glenn Wolkenfeld is a high school teacher and the man behind the website, www.sciencemusicvideos.com. We spoke to him about all things music and science education. Hello, Glenn. Thank you for speaking to us. Could you tell us a little about…

The song of plankton – “visualizing” big data as music

Is there a melody in a lake? How about a song in plankton diversity? Swiss biologist and musician Simone Fontana transformed a plankton dataset from Lake Greifensee into intriguing musical imagery –  with different instruments assigned to…

Agata Kurzyk: The hypothetical existence of multiple universes as a musical inspiration

For Agata Kurzyk, a stem cell researcher from Warsaw, combining music and science is all about problem-solving. "Learning how to solve an unconventional problem teaches you to have patience and a humble approach", she says.  Cześć, Agata!…

Michela Vignoli, heavy metal singer & scientist: “I experience science and music as two complementary worlds”

According to Michela Vignoli, music and science relate naturally through our human nature as curios and creative beings. “Music can be understood as something utterly exact and analytical; however, I prefer to apprehend music as an emotional…

How can a scientist benefit from doing music on the side?

The worlds of science and music interconnect at many levels. It can be about the physical principles that make instruments able to produce a melody or a rhythm. Or it can be about complex neurophysiological theories on why we need music in…