Muller has done a few science parody songs and many great science videos through Veritasium. In what might be an original song, Australian-Canadian Derek Muller sings a romantic ballad about atomic bonding with Christie Wykes. In this parody of the Wicked musical by Stephen Schwartz, science YouTubers Dianna Cowern and Malinda Kathleen Reese cross-dress as Newton and Einstein to sing about gravity, as imagined by Canadian science musician Tim Blais of A Capella Science, who seemed worth including twice.
She makes wonderfully idiosyncratic mathematical videos. Vi Hart sings an original song and draws original pictures about tau, the other circle constant. In this parody of Hamilton: an American Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tim Blais, the Canadian mastermind behind A Capella Science, has worked with an ensemble of fellow science YouTubers to share the life of another Hamilton, mathematician William Rowan Hamilton, for a presumably geeky audience. Mathematics and Statistics William Rowan Hamilton
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The Animaniacs album featured songs from the TV show, including a few with scientific content. This song about the senses written by Randy Rogel and Tom Ruegger was part of an Animaniacs animated cartoon in the 1990s. McCormack is involved with the Therapeutics Education Collaboration, which provides videos, podcasts, and other forms of evidence-based health information for a general audience. James McCormack from the University of British Columbia. In this “nutritional parody” of Hotel California by the Eagles, Liam Styles Chang and Shae Scotten sing about dietary advice, as written by Dr. Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science Eat Mediterranean Here Comes Science is a whole album of original science songs for kids. In this original song, pop group They Might Be Giants sing about the value of science to kids. In this illustrated video of the original theme song for the popular TV show Big Bang Theory, Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies sing about the history of the universe for the audience of the show. General Science The Big Bang Theory theme song In this parody of G-code by the Geto Boys, Antioch student science teachers Andy Patari and David McMeekin rap about forest ecology for a specialized audience. In this original song, the Amoeba People sing about Alfred Wegener and his ideas on continental drift for a general audience. Environmental and Earth Sciences The Posthumous Triumph of Alfred Wegener They have made all kinds of science-related videos, including a few other science songs.
In this parody of Offenbach’s can-can music, Canadian Youtubers ASAP Science sing the elements of the periodic table in order with commentary for a general audience. In this famous parody of the Major General’s Song by Gilbert and Sullivan, mathematician, comedian, and piano player Tom Lehrer sings the elements of the periodic table in no particular order, for a general audience. They have produced other CDs of science songs. In this parody of Twist and Shout most famously covered by the Beatles, The Bungee Jumpin’ Cows sing about banana slugs for kids. Check out his Rapstract Youtube channel for more raps on various scientific subjects. In this parody of a Kendrick Lamar song, biochemist Alex Lathbridge raps about Cancer Biology over microscopic footage of cancer cells for a specialized audience. Click on the YouTube clip or the song title, and enjoy! Biology and the Life Sciences Replicate Some are wholly original while others are parodies of popular tunes. Some are for kids and others for rocket scientists. Here’s our playlist of Kilogrammy*-winning science songs, gathered in an unscientific way through colleagues and personal interest, for each science category covered by the Science Borealis Blog. The effectiveness of science songs as educational devices could be a subject for more research and debate, though hopefully not on the scale of this Epic Rap Battle of History between Sir Isaac Newton (played by Weird Al Yankovic!) and Bill Nye. There’s Science in Music, as Bill Nye the Science Guy once sang in a parody of the Time Warp song from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.Īlthough the effectiveness of music as an educational device may depend on the musical background of the listener among other things, using songs to convey scientific concepts can be fun and educational for both the creators and the audience. Raymond Nakamura and Katrina Wong, Multimedia co-editors