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iSmash support page
I've now written a second iphone application, this time to publicize the US version of the Undercover Scientist book, which is called Why Sh*t Happens. The program is called "iSmash" - it allows you to choose your own images and then "smash" them, with appropriate sound effects. For those…
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iStehoscope v2.03
Well, this may be the last update to my istethoscope iphone program for a while as I have a new app to develop! But due to popular demand from iPod touch users, I spent a while developing version 2.03 of iStethoscope. As usual I'll explain how it works here. While the…
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iStethoscope support page
This is the official iStethoscope support page. I've moved all previous comments here to make it easier. Please check out the following information. If you still have a problem, then please leave a message below and I'll reply on this page within a day or 3. If you enjoy this…
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From MySong to SongSmith
Nearly a year ago I was quoted in New Scientist, commenting on some Microsoft research which auto-creates average-sounding backing music to somebody singing. At the time I said "I suspect musicians will argue that this is another step towards homogenised elevator music for all... But I see a big market…
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Evolutionary Computation in New Scientist
In this week's New Scientist they're doing a special issue on evolution to celebrate Darwin's 200th birthday. They have a silly headline on the front cover, but inside they have a pull-out poster showing evolutionary art and other research. The editor called me a few weeks ago about this and…
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Charles Darwin & Rapid prototyping
I'm still receiving lots of mail after the BBC Radio 4 programme I made. Some are a little unusual, like the typed letter heavy on corrective fluid from a 70 year old woman who believed she had thought of the replacement to Darwin's theory of evolution in 1973, but somehow…
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Letter to Darwin BBC R4 Programme
As mentioned in a previous entry, BBC Radio 4 commissioned me to write and record a fictional "letter to Darwin." It was broadcast on 8 Jan, 3:45pm. They also used a fragment of my recording as a trail for the whole series. So far the feedback seems to be positive…
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