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Science grooves

mediareport — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:26:07 -0800

Math And Science Song Information, Viewable Everywhere. For all those times you've needed a catchy acappella tune about doppler shifting [mp3] in a hurry, there's now MASSIVE, a fully searchable collaborative database of over 1700 songs about math and science, sponsored in part by the seriously pedagogical Science Songwriters Association. Biz Markie made the cut, and so can you. [via the always-effervescent Research Buzz]

By: snwod

snwod — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:09:02 -0800

They don't have Chemical Calisthenics by Blackalicious?! Preposterous! But, they do have the requisite TMBG songs, so it's not all bad. ;)

By: dougb

dougb — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:52:57 -0800

Sweet...my high school chemsitry teacher Michael Offut has dozens of songs I didn't know about until now. I always knew he'd go far! On Mole Day we sang his greatest hit, The Mole Song. I remember it being "A Mole is a Number", not "A Mole is a Unit". I guess he's updated the song to be more semantically precise, but I liked it better before: "A mole is a number, or have you heard? It's roughly six times ten to the 23rd!"

By: esperluette

esperluette — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 05:40:21 -0800

This would be even better if they linked to a random song-of-the-day. Or maybe I didn't get deep enough into the site?

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:22:25 -0800

snowd, that isn't a math/science song. That's just "sciency" hip hop of the likes of Kool Keith, Sir Menelik, etc. I mean, that Blackalicious song doesn't even get the formula of nitrous oxide right...

By: u.n. owen

u.n. owen — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:33:31 -0800

I remember one that was all "I feel so happy, I cannot tell a lie, and it's all because I'm into something called SI!"

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:39:41 -0800

How could they leave out "Make A Circuit With Me" by the Polecats? Even if it is really obscure.

By: deanc

deanc — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 07:19:50 -0800

They've left out "Find the Longest Path", as well. Travesty!

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 07:24:37 -0800

They don't include "Patterns" from Square One, performed (though not written) by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 07:27:22 -0800

No "Senses Working Overtime" either.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:03:49 -0800

Hope y'all are also sending these to greg@science-groove.org. That XTC song should be there, definitely, And some of the other entries seem just as "sciency" as the Blackalicious.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:07:26 -0800

This one, for instance.

By: Ayn Marx

Ayn Marx — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:08:27 -0800

Is gene for color blindness and sucky Web design coupled to a liking for math and science? The white text on the blue backgound nearly blinded me.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:26:25 -0800

They don't have my favorite flash version of Lehrer's song about the elements, otherwise, wowee, neat site.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:12:09 -0800

Is gene for color blindness and sucky Web design coupled to a liking for math and science? Oh, please. Think of the amount of effort required to compile the database and cut teachers some freaking slack. [But I agree the colors are atrocious.]