Members Clean Channel Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 After she talks about the physics of sound and the functions of the ear, she gets into details about the harmonic series, and shows a few interesting tricks of human perception. Definitely worth watching all the way through! http://www.wimp.com/upnoises/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 24, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 24, 2011 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 I saw a good portion and bookmarked it. Thanks. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roomjello Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 Wow, what a super smart girl, very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Chappell Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 Wow, what a super smart girl, very cool. Yup. The best explanation of acoustics and the harmonic series I can remember. She calls herself a "mathemusician," and her other videos are equally smart tours de force in stop-animation with rapid-fire and cogent narrations. I like her "Doodling in Math Class" series and the video where she redefines pi as tau (along with the pie-baking visuals--gotta love that). Also, check out her whimsical but intriguing performance of Pachelbel's Canon in D with music boxes. She is as creative as she is math-smart--a rare combination. She's possibly a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 Well done. Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members karlw Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 Funny that she uses a viola instead of the more common violin. I wonder if she's seen this? http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/jokes/viola.html (I'm a violist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 Nicely done. I was disappointed she didn't get into the Pythagorean Comma, but, I guess, when you're trying to explain it all in less than 13 minutes, something's gotta give. And, clearly, most musicians and recording types don't have much of a clue on that one, either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 26, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 26, 2011 I am a HUGE FAN of hers since yesterday. I'm spreading the word of her awesomosity. Watch this...[video=youtube;ik2CZqsAw28] My 14 year old stood in awe watching that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clean Channel Posted August 26, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2011 Very interesting stuff! I'm very happy to hear that the original post has led you to investigate rest of her work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Chappell Posted August 26, 2011 Members Share Posted August 26, 2011 I am a HUGE FAN of hers since yesterday. I'm spreading the word of her awesomosity. I've done the same thing, Lee: watched a bunch of her videos, then compiled a list of recommendations and sent it to friends. Weirdly, I can't find the original one that inspired this conversation ("What Is Up with Noises? The Science and Mathematics of Sound, Frequency, and Pitch") on her site--only on wimp and YT, etc. That someone devotes that much time to illustrating mathematical concepts in her highly entertaining stop-animation videos is amazingly altruistic. And generous. Someone give this woman a MacArthur Genius Grant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted August 27, 2011 Members Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hey Guys, If you like this, check out Khan Academy! Peace,EB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raymar Posted August 27, 2011 Members Share Posted August 27, 2011 Well it looks like too many loud sympathetic overtones caused my tinnitus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keithos28 Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 In 2006 "The Who rocker Pete Townshend is losing his hearing, and fears the disability will end his songwriting career. The musician, 60, blames his own brand of loud rock music for his increasing deafness, and is terrified the damage is irreversible". When you look at the video I think Pete should blame "The Cochlea" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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