Click above to listen to part 3 of Nobel Efforts, featuring David Ibbett, composer and director of the Multiverse Concert Series, and Roy Gould, biophysicist and researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and author of “Universe in Creation.” The two describe how they translate chemical signatures of exoplanets into notes, chords, and phrases to form the basis of musical composition.

Nobel Efforts part 1: Roy Gould / Discovering Exoplanets 
Nobel Efforts part 2: Jeffrey Smith / Searching with TESS

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