Baba Brinkman, the Canadian science rapper [ETA: Brinkman is really a rapper of diverse interests who also raps about science] has a new album, The Rap Guide to Human Nature. I found out about it thanks to David Bruggeman at Pasco Phronesis who offers some additional insight (and a video clip from the latest album),
Like with The Rap Guide to Evolution, this project emerged from the inquiry of a scientist. David Buss, author of Evolutionary Psychology, suggested the idea to Brinkman after listening to his Darwin album (Buss, along with others, shows up in a track). This album deals with five different hypotheses for human origins and behavior: creationism, spiritualism, social constructivism, biological determinism and evolutionism.
I found this clip of an earlier ‘evolution’ performance,
Brinkman is currently at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival presenting his new album. I took a look at the schedule on his website hoping to see a Vancouver, Canada performance scheduled. No such luck even though he lives here.
To be fair, Brinkman doesn’t limit himself to science topics. He’s done two albums tackling works of literature, and has a few other albums to his credit that are more conventional in subject matter.
Hi David! Thanks for dropping by and pointing out that Brinkman’s interests and work are more diverse than I’ve suggested. (sigh…it reads better the way I have it written now…ah well, I will make the change) Cheers, Maryse
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