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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Muse - Bliss
From the album Origin of Symmetry
Muse ‘Sunburn’ | War Child 20th Anniversary Show 2013
Queens of the Stone Age - The Sky Is Fallin’
Mandelbrot Set by Jonathan Coulton
This video is just so awesome. I suppose you might be interested in seeing an actual picture of the Mandelbrot set so here it is:
- Here is a video that zooms in on the Mandelbrot Set for over 5 minutes: x
In theory, you could zoom in on the Mandelbrot Set for ever as it is infinitely complex.
- Then there is this amazing documentary presented by Arthur C. Clarke titled ‘Fractals - The Colours Of Infinity’ : x
If you enjoyed the song, download it for free on Jonathan Coultons website
That Spells DNA by Jonathan Coulton
“DNA, you’re in my heart
DNA, in fact you’re in every part of my body
Each cell has a nucleus, each nucleus has chromosomes
And DNA, baby that spells DNA”
In the song, there are seemingly random combinations of the letters A, C, G, and T. These letters represent the four bases that make up DNA. The A stands for Adenine, C stands for Cytosine, G stands for Guanine and T stands for Thymine. The genetic sequences mentioned in the song are not in fact the gene sequences for cancer or allergies. They are simply made up sequences that appear many times in our genome.
If you enjoyed the song, download it on Jonathan Coultons website for free: x
‘Bacteria’ by Jonathan Coulton
There is no official video for this song so this is a fan-made video. I picked this one as it is my favourite and has been made using the Sims 2 so that’s pretty cool!
I don’t think the song needs much explaining but here are some bacteria-related facts
- There are at least ten times as many bacteria as human cells in the body
- Some E.coli bacteria have been genetically modified in order to make human insulin. This insulin is in turn administered to people suffering from Diabetes.
- There are approximately 5 x 10^30 bacteria on the planet. For those of you not familiar with scientific notation, that’s a 5 followed by 30 zeros. That is a very large number.
- Bacteria thrive best between the temperatures of 5 degrees Celsius and 65 degrees Celsius. That means that bacteria on food stored at this temperature range will multiply and potentially cause food poisoning. That is why it is important to refrigerate and/or to cook foods that may give you food poisoning, especially chicken.
Also check out the Khan Academy video on bacteria
and this.
If you like the song, you can download it for free on JoCo’s website!
Top hats and galaxies
My new art blog that is quickly becoming a music blog too. If you are interested..
1st movement (Adagio sostenuto) of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (“Moonlight”).
Performed by Malcolm Bilson on a Thomas and Barbara Wolf replica of a Johann Schantz fortepiano c. 1800.
(Source: the-rain-never-ceases)
Muse || Animals
Animal, you’re an animal
Don’t take anything less
Out of control, you’re out of control
Strike those in distress
(Source: lizzie83hp)
Cosmos: A Three-Movement Choral Suite (A tribute to Carl Sagan)
Cosmos is a three-movement choral suite composed by Kenley Kristofferson using the text of 20th-century astronomer and science popularizer, Carl Sagan. Recorded by Antiphony at the Manitoba Museum (Planetarium) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on May 29th, 2012.
It is really quite nice to listen to if you have the time.
Thanks to Nothingbutanswers for the submission!
