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Music – There’s a Science to That – Nicolas Collins, Doug McBride, & Torin Hopkins

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at School of the Art Institute of Chicago Ballroom

When you imagine someone working in the music field, what do you see? A composer? A musician? A conductor? Would you ever picture a scientist or an engineer? The areas of science and music appear to some to be diametrically opposed to one another, but nothing could be farther from the truth in today’s music industry. Continue reading “Music – There’s a Science to That – Nicolas Collins, Doug McBride, & Torin Hopkins”

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GarageBand, gTar and how technology can help turn you into a musician

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By Haley BeMiller, Special to Blue Sky

Originally published at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-c2st-music-technology-panel-bsi-20150325-story.html

Advances in technology have made it possible for just about anyone, even those who quit after one piano lesson, to explore music making.

That was the message of a panel of three music and music-technology experts who spoke during a Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) event Tuesday night. The event was moderated by Aaron Freeman, C2ST’s artist in residence and former host of NPR’s Metropolis and WTTW’s Chicago Tomorrow.

Music producer Doug McBride, owner of Gravity Studios in Wicker Park, cited Apple’s GarageBand program as an example of production at a user’s fingertips.

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Highland Park comedian tackles the humor in science

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By Jennifer Fisher, Pioneer Press via the Chicago Tribune

Originally published at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-aaron-freeman-tl-0319-20150316-story.html

For the first time in his long career as a comedian, Aaron Freeman’s jokes are being fact-checked.

“I’ve never had anyone fact-check my jokes,” says the Highland Park resident. “It adds an extra degree of difficulty.”

An extra degree of difficulty, however, comes with the territory in Freeman’s new role as artist-in-residence for the Chicago Council on Science & Technology, a regional consortium on science and technology education and policy.

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Should America Launch A Major Push Into Solar Energy? – Phillip Dowd

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Illinois Institute of Technology Perlstein Hall Auditorium

Many Americans want to start now to develop alternatives to burning fossilized carbon. Solar energy is one of those options. This presentation will provide a back-of-the-envelope analysis of what it would take to power the entire U.S. economy with solar energy. Continue reading “Should America Launch A Major Push Into Solar Energy? – Phillip Dowd”