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NanoSolar Rap

August 6, 2009 – 6:57 pm

My friend Cheryl Hogue at Chemical & Engineering News just mentioned this video. Brilliant, brilliant! (Hah! Pun intended!)
Science definitely needs more rap. Definitely.

Note: This video is part of the second American Chemical Society Nanotation NanoTube Video Contest. You better believe I’m gonna watch the other entries.

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in energy, environment, fun stuff, research, science, video | Comments (2)

Saving Newspapers: The Musical

April 17, 2009 – 8:16 am

From the East Bay Express. Now: Is their proposed solution one idea, or two? Hmmm…

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in business, creativity, fun stuff, journalism, media evolution, news, solutions, video | Comments (0)

Freelance National Anthem

December 22, 2008 – 11:14 am

Freelance National Anthem, by Bill Dyszel:

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in careers, fun stuff, journalism, video | Comments (4)

Symphony of Entropy

August 14, 2008 – 9:59 am

My days feel like this lately…

Thanks, Dawn

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in emotions, experience, fun stuff, stress, video | Comments (0)

Collaboration Takes Many Forms

July 1, 2008 – 10:10 am

Just after I was talking to my business partner Adam Glenn about how journalists need to learn more about the culture and skills of collaboration (remember, the news biz is steeped in competitiveness — often to the point of paranoia), my musician friend Mark Brummer sends me this video:

See how much fun collaboration can [...]

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Serious motivational music!

April 16, 2008 – 7:48 am

In need of some extra ooomph to get you going? This should do the trick: The Helian’ Man, sung by Matt McGinn, a ballad about Scottish raids about a thousand years ago that led Roman emperor Hadrian to build a 73-mile wall across Britain.

I heard this song on the radio about 15 years ago, [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in emotions, history, psychology | Comments (4)