This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Yesterday I asked: what is the best pop ...

I’ve never had a biology lesson, so I chose to cover life sciences in Lifetime. It’s a great way to learn new stuff. New Scientist gives me ideas for songs a lot of the time and I’ve gathered a big ...

Of the roughly 100 songs that I have composed, about 15% have science themes. Some of the songs I play at appropriate times to supplement topics discussed in my introductory classes such as AS109 ...

Best known for singing about broken faces, sliced eyeballs and waves of mutilation, Pixies frontman Black Francis could also be quite poignant, whether he was describing the last moments in the life ...

John Linell and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants join Ira in the studio in 2009 to perform some science songs. Fans of the band They Might Be Giants are likely to be familiar with the band’s ...

Why is it that many people can't remember where they put their car keys most mornings, but can sing along to every lyric of a song they haven't heard in years when it comes on the radio? Do song ...