A Glorious Dawn









(YouTube link)

Forget rap, forget the news, THIS is what auto-tune was meant for! Carl Sagan sings his lovely prose about our wonderful universe with an appearance by Stephen Hawking. -via Geeks Are Sexy


Comments (18)

Newest 5
Newest 5 Comments

@Hypersapien

Ah! Didn't notice that, thanks! Now, I will admit I own the Klein Four's CD, but I would totally shell out $16.99 for 12 tracks of this sort of thing. Carl Sagan was masterfully poetic and totally brilliant. I'd love to see other science fiction and fantasy authors put to ambient downtempo. Can you imagine how awesome the Jabberwock might sound this way? Oo! Or how about some of the recordings of Tolkien reading long passages in Quenya!
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Lori Dajose, CalTech Communications Officer: "The original 'rabbit illusion' was a tactile illusion," Dajose says. "You tap someone’s arm very quickly in two locations (let’s say point A and point B) repeatedly. When their eyes are closed, even though the tapping is only happening in two locations, they can feel the tapping 'hop' linearly across multiple locations on their arm between point A and point B. So for the audiovisual illusion, the 'rabbit' has to do with how the flash 'hops' across the screen."

From an article in Popular Mechanics­.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Login to comment.
Email This Post to a Friend
"A Glorious Dawn"

Separate multiple emails with a comma. Limit 5.

 

Success! Your email has been sent!

close window
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
 
Learn More