Episode 2. Science, Bach, and Square Dance (Part 2 of 2)

Science, Music, and Society Podcast

In this episode, we will explore how a power science couple, both classical music lovers from the east coast, became country music singing square dancers.
In Part 2 of the interview, Professors Karin Rabe and Greg Moore discuss their love for square dancing, the math behind square-dancing, and the songs they did not mind listening to forever on Spotify. Don't miss their illustrations of square dance calls and videos of them calling over zoom and in person at a recent national square-dance convention.
00:04: Where do you get inspiration from when it comes to writing square dance scripts?
03:15 What are some of your favorite square dance calls?
04:17 What are some of the mathematics behind square dancing?
07:08 Do you think that, when you square dance, your mood shifts? Does this art form cause you to respond in ways that other forms of music or physical activities don't?
09:15 What's the meaning of music to you?
10:46 What 5 songs would you put on the Spotify playlist?
14:21. What advice do you give to female students who want to pursue science?
16:25 Karin and Greg demonstrated a sequence of square dance calls
18:54 Karin and Greg calling at the recent National Square Dance Convention
21:55. Karin and Greg calling at a zoom square dance gathering
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ABOUT SOPHIA SI
A high school senior in Houston, TX, who grew up playing the piano and loving science.
ABOUT KARIN RABE
A Board of Governors Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ (http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~karin/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_M._Rabe) and member of the National Academy of Sciences.
ABOUT GREG MOORE
A Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ (http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~gmoore/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Moore_(physicist)) and member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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