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90% occlusion = half-brightness // 99% occlusion = quarter-brightness // 99.9% occlusion = 1/8th brightness // Eclipses, Audio Power, and the mathematics of Human Perception

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Listening to WTOP FM news in Washington, DC today, “eclipse day 2024”, it was hammered home to me how little even smart people understand the mathematics of human perception. DC experienced an 88% to 91% occlusion, depending on exact location.  News casters and commentators kept harping on how dark it would become during near-totality / … Read more

Analog to Digital and Back Again — “Debunking” the Digital Audio Myth: The Truth About the ‘Stair-Step’ Effect — Or does phase and transient response in fact matter to fidelity?

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“Isn’t insisting ‘no audible difference between analog and digital’ exactly the same thing as claiming there is no audible difference between a fretless bass and a fretted bass, when hearing both through pillow over ears, earplugs in, or head in sand?” — A higher sample-rate should result in a more accurate capture and reproduction of … Read more

Tadashi Tokieda – Magic with a ribbon, paperclips, rubber bands

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DSoriMUwL8   Title: The Enchanting World of Tadashi Tokieda: Exploring the Paperclip Magic Trick Introduction: Tadashi Tokieda is a renowned mathematician and educator known for his captivating approach to teaching mathematical concepts through visual demonstrations and magic tricks. In this blog post, we delve into one of Tokieda’s fascinating tricks—the paperclip magic trick—and … Read more

More Meddling of Measurement — Meter, Kilogram, Second being “relativised” by NIST/NBS — Also: The Legacy of Precision: Exploring the History and Importance of Starrett Manufacturing Company

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“NBS / NIST Natl Institute Standards has for years been redefining meter, kilogram, second. No longer can you go see or maybe touch an official meter stick, or weight, or pendulum. Instead, all core metrology, all basic units and standards of measure have been redefined, all based on number of cesium-137 atom vibrationss, etc, all … Read more

The Penrose unilluminable room

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In the realm of optical illusions and mind-bending visual phenomena, few concepts captivate the imagination quite like the Penrose Unilluminable Room. Named after the renowned mathematician and physicist Sir Roger Penrose, this intriguing concept challenges our perception of space, depth, and reality. Join us on a journey as we explore the mysteries of the Penrose … Read more

Blues and the Tuning of the World: Gary Lucas

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“The voice of God speaks through a bent note. Howling. Wailing.”   Content Published on May 23, 2013 Dubbed “The Thinking Man’s Guitar Hero” by The New Yorker, “The world’s most popular Avant-rock guitarist” by The Independent (UK), “One of the 100 Greatest Living Guitarists” (Classic Rock), “Legendary Leftfield guitarist” by The Guardian (UK), “Guitarist … Read more

World’s ugliest music – Scott Rickard

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Scott Rickard has degrees in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. and MA and PhD degrees in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Princeton University. At University College Dublin, he founded the Complex & Adaptive Systems Laboratory, where biologists, geologists, mathematicians, computer scientists, social scientists and economists work on problems which matter to people. … Read more

Nassim Haramein: Sacred Geometry And Unified Fields

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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nassim+haramein     Nassim Haramein is a physicist known for his unconventional theories, particularly regarding the relationship between sacred geometry and unified fields. Here’s an overview of some key concepts associated with Nassim Haramein’s work on sacred geometry and unified fields: 1. **Unified Field Theory**: Haramein has proposed a unified field theory, which seeks to … Read more

Sonic Geometry: The Language of Frequency and Form

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“Sonic Geometry: The Language of Frequency and Form” is a concept that explores the relationship between sound, geometry, and the fundamental patterns of the universe. It suggests that sound vibrations and frequencies have a profound impact on the structure and organization of matter, influencing the formation of geometric patterns and shapes. Here’s an overview of … Read more

Music is Math in Action

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Marty Leeds has been writing songs and poetry for over 18 years and has had an interest in everything from philosophy, to esoterica, mathematics and the sciences. He was born and raised in southern Wisconsin and has lived in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Marty returns to Red Ice Radio to discuss “mathemagics,” Gematria and the … Read more

Geometry of Consonance – Music and Mathematics

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…provides an accessible, multimedia introduction to this new way of thinking about music, in which the audience can both listen to and watch pieces of music as they move along cones, Mobius strips, and other geometric objects. Elementary concepts of music theory can be translated into the language of contemporary geometry. Musical chords live in … Read more

Phi Vortex Based Mathematics Torus Array

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KS5XvP_rGI   “Phi Vortex Based Mathematics Torus Array” appears to be a concept that combines several mathematical and geometric principles: 1. **Phi (φ)**: Phi, also known as the Golden Ratio or Divine Proportion, is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 1.618033988749895. It appears in various natural phenomena and is often associated with aesthetic beauty and … Read more

Jamie Buturff – The A=432Hz Chakra Tones Explained

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7kF47qRkmA     Jamie Buturff is a researcher and proponent of tuning musical instruments to a pitch of A=432 Hz, as opposed to the more standard A=440 Hz, which is widely used in the music industry today. The tuning of A=432 Hz is often referred to as “Verdi’s A,” named after the Italian composer Giuseppe … Read more

Tri Vesica Piscis and the 432Hz Tone

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The Tri Vesica Piscis is a geometric shape formed by the intersection of three circles, resulting in an area that resembles a pointed oval or almond shape. It is derived from the Latin term meaning “three fish bladder,” referring to its appearance resembling three overlapping fish. In various spiritual and esoteric traditions, the Tri Vesica … Read more

Vortex Based Mathematics Presentation, Marko Rodin & Randy Powell

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Numerology, the number 9, and much more. A new way to conceptualize with number theory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eMBw3yiO_4   Vortex Based Mathematics (VBM) is a theoretical framework proposed by Marko Rodin that explores the mathematical patterns underlying the universe, particularly focusing on the role of vortex dynamics. Randy Powell has also contributed to the promotion and dissemination … Read more

Music of the Primes

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The Music of the Primes Marcus du Sautoy, Oxford University Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 6:00 pm Marcus du Sautoy, author of the The Music of the Primes, will discuss the mystery of prime numbers, the history behind the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgqEaUT8Qo0     “Music of the Primes” is a book written by Marcus du Sautoy, a … Read more

Some Solid (Three-dimensional) Geometrical Facts about the Golden Section

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Having looked at the flat geometry (two dimensional) of the number Phi, we now find it in the most symmetrical of the three-dimensional solids – the Platonic Solids. The five regular solids (where “regular” means all sides are equal and all angles are the same and all the faces are identical) are called the five … Read more

DECODING MUSICAL GEMATRIA | The death of DMX, Swizz Beatz, Verzuz, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J’s 4,3,2,1 +

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34:10 in — “Over 200 rappers died [in 2020]; that’s an average of every forty-four hours that’s a dead rapper.”  This video is positively stunning, and yet not surprising at all — the music itself, the lyrics, everything, are all composed ‘by the numbers’ — learn how to decode those numbers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_wuCed1tIQ Redrum by Srebmun … Read more

Good Vibrations: The Science of Sound

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsYt-FBhE2Q   “Good Vibrations: The Science of Sound” is a phrase that likely refers to the scientific study of sound and its effects on the environment, human physiology, and consciousness. Sound, as a form of energy produced by vibrations traveling through a medium, has long been a subject of fascination and inquiry in fields such … Read more

Excellent video about the Cardioid Curve, Tesla, Rodin Vortex Math and Nature

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZrO90AI0c8   The cardioid curve is a fascinating mathematical concept with connections to various fields, including physics, engineering, and nature. It is a specific type of mathematical curve derived from the shape of a cardioid, which resembles a heart shape. The term “cardioid” comes from the Greek word “kardia,” meaning heart. Nikola Tesla, the renowned … Read more

Fractal geometry of music

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Abstract   Music critics have compared Bach’s music to the precision of mathematics. What “mathematics” and what “precision” are the questions for a curious scientist. The purpose of this short note is to suggest that the mathematics is, at least in part, Mandelbrot’s fractal geometry and the precision is the deviation from a log-log linear … Read more

Sound and Spiritual Warfare — Dr Leonard Horowitz

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https://www.bitchute.com/video/R26VrDOiWrPg/   “Sound spiritual warfare” typically refers to the use of sound, such as music, chanting, or specific vocalizations, as a means of engaging in spiritual warfare or spiritual battles. Spiritual warfare is a concept found in various religious and spiritual traditions, involving the struggle against negative spiritual forces or entities perceived as hostile to … Read more

Math and Geometry of Music: Linking Sight and Sound

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Languages were perhaps once ‘sung’. By Daniel Arthur – “Ancient alphabets were constructed by using visual symbols to represent sounds. Ancient sacred architecture was constructed to send and receive those sounds to and from the gods. Because of that, ancient languages, like Egyptian, Hebrew and Greek were more poetic and musical than our own, with … Read more

Music as a Language: Victor Wooten

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In Music as a Language Wooten makes the case for learning music in the same way as we learned our first language, calling for a more natural, less academic approach. He makes the point that, as babies, we weren’t taught our first language … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zvjW9arAZ0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Music as a … Read more