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7:30 PM
Museum of Science
Boston, MA
May 8
Attend this live podcast recording of Sing For Science featuring a conversation between iconic musician David Byrne and culture journalist and author Patrik Svensson.
Tickets are $30 and include a copy of The Book of Eels.
Byrne will discuss his interest in “the eel question” with Svensson, the author of The Book of Eels and a leading cultural authority on the subject. “The eel question”—how, when, and where eels reproduce—has baffled scientists and philosophers for centuries, as well as their inexplicable migration from freshwater to the ocean.
ABOUT THE SHOW
“Sing For Science” is a science and music podcast produced with Talkhouse where musicians talk to scientists about science as it connects to their most famous songs. Created and hosted by New York musician, Matt Whyte, the podcast’s goal is to increase science literacy for as many people as possible by reaching a variety of different musicians’ fan bases. Listeners come to the show through their love of music and leave with a new piece of knowledge about science and the scientific process. Science literacy and respect for expertise are perhaps more vital now more than ever before. The show’s chief tenet is that a more science and scientific process literate society can only contribute towards greater support for more fair, evidence-based policy in government.
The concept behind the show’s format is that we use a song's lyrical content as a launching pad for the musician to have a conversation with a relevant scientist. Each show begins with a brief cold open from the guest scientist relevant to the topic, followed by 15 seconds of the guest musician’s featured song and then an introduction by the host about the show, episode topic, and the episode’s guests. The conversational starting point for each show begins between the host and guest musician talking about the featured song from any number of different angles and then branches out to include the guest scientist. Once the guest scientist has been brought into the fold, the show focuses on communicating knowledge specific to the scientist’s area of expertise and often relevant calls to action as well.