Back in last September, WNYC's ridiculously compelling science show Radio Lab (http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/) released an audio segment on their website (which has a bunch of audio and video in addition to their hour-long radio show which airs on many public radio stations, all of which can be found in the podcast (RSS) (http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/rss?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=hp&utm_campaign=radiolab)) called "It Might Be Science (http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2009/09/21/it-might-be-science/)," in which they threw a party to celebrate the completion of another season of Radio Lab and, not least, to hang with TMBG.
They mention the duty they incurred of having to fact-check pop-songs, and hired the head of the Hall of Science in Queens, by email, to check their lyrics for gross mistakes, hence the conversion from live-hit "Why does the Sun Shine" to the new "Why Does the Sun Really Shine." And it is noted that as they are pioneers in this, considering, but I think nearly everyone's willing to offer them the leeway they've earned. And I bet "Contrecoup" stands up to neurotraumatic scrutiny.
I look forward to Christmas, when my nieces will unwrap this treasure. And I'm addicted to "Meet the Elements," perhaps because it's essentially the CD's 'single,' but also because I just finished Oliver Sacks' "Uncle Tungsten," with its wonderful history of the discovery of the elements and a conversion from 4-element science to 92-element science, the coming and going of the atom, and so on (in addition to being the autobio of a not-always-functional english kid with an uncommonly brilliant and supportive family).
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Date: 2009-10-26 08:34 am (UTC)They mention the duty they incurred of having to fact-check pop-songs, and hired the head of the Hall of Science in Queens, by email, to check their lyrics for gross mistakes, hence the conversion from live-hit "Why does the Sun Shine" to the new "Why Does the Sun Really Shine." And it is noted that as they are pioneers in this, considering, but I think nearly everyone's willing to offer them the leeway they've earned. And I bet "Contrecoup" stands up to neurotraumatic scrutiny.
I look forward to Christmas, when my nieces will unwrap this treasure. And I'm addicted to "Meet the Elements," perhaps because it's essentially the CD's 'single,' but also because I just finished Oliver Sacks' "Uncle Tungsten," with its wonderful history of the discovery of the elements and a conversion from 4-element science to 92-element science, the coming and going of the atom, and so on (in addition to being the autobio of a not-always-functional english kid with an uncommonly brilliant and supportive family).