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Episode 6: Dance Me to the End

Episode 6: Dance Me to the End

FromComposers & Computers


Episode 6: Dance Me to the End

FromComposers & Computers

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jun 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In our epilogue episode, we look at how an engineering professor, Naomi Leonard, is collaborating with dancers to show how birds fly in a flock without bumping into each other; how robots can reflect our humanity back at us; and how other peoples’ rhythmic movements affect our nervous systems. Engineering faculty at Princeton are increasingly working with artists to create an array of projects, and in the process, shining light on how people use, and perceive, the marvels that engineers create. We wrap up this oral history podcast series with a story about how a computer musician got a late night call from Stevie Wonder to talk shop, and in the process may have changed the way the music legend thought about digital voice synthesis.
Released:
Jun 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (10)

A revolution in music happened happened at Princeton 60 years ago when some music-loving computer engineers happened upon some musicians who were enamored with a new IBM computer installed on the third floor. Their work changed the sound of music. In this five-part hidden history podcast, we unearth some trippy early computer music, and show how it made possible the music we take for granted today.