“Wow, Space Is the Place After All” — a book review by John Kendall Hawkins
A review of Stephon Alexander’s book, “The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe”
...September 20th, 2022
A review of Stephon Alexander’s book, “The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe”
...September 20th, 2022
In a 2016 Business Insider post, the physicist Stephon Alexander – author of The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe – writes about the connections between John Coltrane, described by Alexander as a “musical innovator, with physics at his fingertips,” and Albert Einstein, who “was an innovator in physics, with music at his fingertips.”
Coltrane’s music, particularly his final three records, helped Alexander realize that improvisation is a characteristic of both music and physics. “Much like Einstein working with his thought experiments, some jazz improvisers construct
...July 2nd, 2018
“Pretty Eyes” by DH Jenkins
The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work....
DH Jenkins reads his poem at its conclusion
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