John Cage performs "4:33" in Harvard Square.
In case you've never seen it, from 1973, John Cage performs "4:33" in Harvard Square. Via Open Culture
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The curuios higher and lower notes you hear from tapping a coffee mug
Stanford mathematician Tadashi Tokieda explains the curious higher and lower notes you hear from tapping a coffee mug. From a good interview in Quanta: I’m trying to jolt myself out of my complacency. When I share, I just want to share with people. I hope that they’ll like
10,000 steps in about three minutes.
Trying to make sure you take 10,000 steps per day? Nine-year-old dancer Lilyana Ilunga hits her number in about three minutes. You might also want to check out Nia Dennis's recent floor routine for UCLA Gymnastics.
A neural network does its best Casey Kasem.
Spotify "radio" is great, but perhaps you miss a DJ telling you what you're listening to? From Ironic Sans: "It seems that with all the text-to-speech technology we have today, it shouldn’t be too hard to generate a DJ on the fly.
A Rolex gets repaired to a jazz score.
In case you also find watch repair soothing: a Rolex gets repaired to a jazz score. Also, scientists want to shorten the minute to 59 seconds (to better line us up with Earth's rotation). Also, it looks like the new president is a watch collector.
Ten hours of the "drum technique" from the Karate Kid II.
Ten hours of the "drum technique" from the Karate Kid II. via Boing Boing
Transcribing the sounds of animals to sheet music.
Composer Alexander Liebermann has been transcribing the sounds of animals—including wolves, penguins, and others—to sheet music. via Boing Boing
Peter Hook and the Light perform a socially distanced version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart."
Peter Hook and the Light perform a socially distanced version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart."
A vocal synthesizer fronted by 25 sets of plastic teeth.
A vocal synthesizer fronted by 25 sets of plastic teeth.
What it sounds like when a pink oyster mushroom is attached to a modular synthesizer.
What it sounds like when a pink oyster mushroom is attached to a modular synthesizer.