Thanks to both David and Kevin for the links. I knew about the Weird Al piece, but surprisingly, not about the NOVA segment.
This thread reminded me about another post I've been meaning to do here. That is, I've been meaning to post an update on what I've been up to. Through Facebook, I assume, a few of you may already know that I retired from NSF in January. I feel extremely fortunate for having made a series of good decisions, starting when I was a kid (of 19). Little did I know how those decisions would pay off decades later. In other words, almost-pure serendipity resulted in my being able to retire at a relatively young age. (I think I'm older than everyone else here. But I'm not that old!) I did want to keep a toe in the science world, however, so I decided to volunteer at the only place I know that melds two of my major interests, science and the entertainment industry. So, I work one day a week at the Science and Entertainment Exchange, a relatively new program (it's been around almost 2 years) of the National Academy of Sciences. The main purpose of the Exchange is to find scientists to serve as consultants to TV and movie producers. But that's done out of the LA office, so what they've had me doing is blogging and finding items for the FB page. For the time being at least. That may change. The most recent blog I had been working on was about Auto-Tune, which was invented by a scientist working for the oil industry. (Currently, I have no idea when it will be finished - or posted.) Anyway, the main reason I wanted to do this post is to say that if you have any ideas for blogs, etc., please pass them on. What we're looking for are subjects that involve the intersection of science and entertainment. Not science documentaries, but something to do with entertainment. If you come across anything that fits, I'd appreciate knowing about it. Melissa <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th6t9xvul88> Curious about the email address? Listen to the most beautiful song ever sung. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Bruggeman Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Auto-Tune on the X-Factor And NOVA scienceNOW was late to the Auto-Tune party. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLcvQPUh11Y David _____ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, August 23, 2010 1:05:07 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Auto-Tune on the X-Factor On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seacrest must have occasional nightmares where every song on his radio > shows uses that idiotic device... For those who haven't seen it, Weird Al and Rocketboom partnered up to explain auto tune to the world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYzv-AVi78E -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
