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Science songster interview #17: Steve Rush

Posted on April 30, 2014 by crowther

For years, I’ve been intending to interview Steve Rush, a.k.a. funky49. He’s an anomaly among anomalies: a science music guy who’s not a scientist, science teacher, or full-time musician. Plus he’s super-friendly on Twitter. After one of his recent re-tweets … Continue reading →

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My littlest fan

Posted on April 23, 2014 by crowther

“Dad, when are you going to come to my school to do science music?” asked my 7-year-old. “I don’t know, Phil. I would need to get permission to come, and I haven’t been able to get permission yet. Plus I … Continue reading →

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Links: SingAboutScience.org in the news, writing science operas in Norway, etc.

Posted on April 9, 2014 by crowther

• Colleague Katie Davis just presented our science music video study at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). This spawned a press release from the University of Washington and a report from local public radio affiliate … Continue reading →

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This is not a joke: the “MASSIVE” database is 10 years old

Posted on April 1, 2014 by crowther

When I tell people that I have a free online database of science, technology, engineering, and math songs, they often think I’m kidding. Last month, I completed my first decade of these incredulity-inducing conversations. Yes, the database initially known as … Continue reading →

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Catching up: STEM music in the news

Posted on March 27, 2014 by crowther

• And the Winner for Best Science Parody is… (BioTechniques) James Clarke of King’s College London is this year’s Lab Grammy champion for his video “The Tale of a Post Doc”! • Singer Charlotte Church says physics rocks her universe … Continue reading →

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Dance of the Biomek FX

Posted on December 24, 2013 by crowther

My lab works in part on high-throughput screening (HTS) of small-molecule libraries. Here is my low-budget tribute to the high-tech machines that facilitate this work.

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The first-ever Sing About Science podcast!

Posted on December 5, 2013 by crowther

Fundamentally, music is an auditory channel of information, so podcasting about music is a logical thing to do. I have no special expertise in audio recording or producing, so I’ve been slow to attempt this, but today I present an … Continue reading →

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Another short, teacher-friendly paper

Posted on November 7, 2013 by crowther

With the encouragement and assistance of colleagues in the UW School of Nursing, I contributed a short piece to their American Biology Teacher series on the neurobiology of learning. The article is called “Making material more memorable … with music.” … Continue reading →

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“Science Worth Singing About” in NSTA Reports

Posted on October 12, 2013 by crowther

The October 2013 issue of NSTA Reports (a publication of the National Science Teachers Association) includes a nice look at science music in the classroom on pages 8 and 9. It includes quotes from me, elementary school teacher Jeromie Heath … Continue reading →

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New paper: “Amino Acid Jazz”

Posted on October 4, 2013 by crowther

I’m excited that a paper of mine (with colleague Katie Davis) has just been published on the website of the Journal of Chemical Education. The title is Amino Acid Jazz: Amplifying Biochemistry Concepts with Content-Rich Music. Here is the abstract: … Continue reading →

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