Scientific American
Aerodynamics, androids and fly larvae feature in our curated collection of top indie tunes inspired by science
It’s been 10 years since the first
Scientific American rundown of science songs, and a great deal has changed in that time. Books, art and music are now under the strict control of the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx, under the auspices of the Solar Federation, and … oh sorry, hang on, that’s just the plot of Rush’s
2112 album. In any case,
Scientific American has carefully curated even more killer science-related tunes into a playlist on our new Spotify channel. It includes songs by Wire, Slowdive, Pixies and Thomas Dolby (I wasn’t going to include “She Blinded Me With Science” but my editor made me, but we also have a much better Thomas Dolby song!) I’ve noted a few of the highlights here; you can also listen to the entire playlist below or on our Spotify channel.