{"id":16694,"date":"2013-06-18T18:39:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T17:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/?p=16694"},"modified":"2017-08-07T22:58:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T21:58:13","slug":"peter-mayer-at-planetary-radio-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2013\/06\/18\/peter-mayer-at-planetary-radio-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Mayer at Planetary Radio Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s something, or rather somebody, you might like to check out, especially if you&#8217;re partial to the &#8216;Passion Beauty Joy&#8217; (PBJ) interpretation of the universe (as Bill Nye likes to put it).&nbsp; Likewise, if you enjoy the <a href=\"http:\/\/symphonyofscience.com\/\">Symphony of Science<\/a> series of videos, this will be up your street.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16695\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000507.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16695\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2013\/06\/18\/peter-mayer-at-planetary-radio-live\/p1000507\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000507.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371493788&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1000507\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Peter Mayer (right) with Bill Nye at Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peter Mayer (right) with Bill Nye at Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000507.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16695\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000507.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Mayer (right) with Bill Nye at Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)\" width=\"539\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000507.jpg 640w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000507-476x317.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Mayer (right) with Bill Nye at Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petermayer.net\/bio\/\">website<\/a>, Peter Mayer describes himself as a writer of &#8220;songs for a small planet\u2014songs about interconnectedness and the human journey&#8221;.&nbsp; Last night he guested at a special live broadcast of the <a href=\" http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/\">Planetary Society<\/a>&#8216;s monthly radio show Planetary Radio Live: Science, Nature and Music.&nbsp; I usually catch the show, hosted by Matt Kaplan with Planetary Society regulars Bill Nye, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla in podcast form back in the UK.&nbsp; But as I&#8217;m visiting family in the US right now, I got myself a ticket for the show at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/\">KPCC<\/a> studios in Pasadena, California.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16697\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2013\/06\/18\/peter-mayer-at-planetary-radio-live\/p1000508\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000508.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371494618&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000508.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16697\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000508.jpg\" alt=\"Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)\" width=\"539\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000508.jpg 640w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1000508-476x317.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planetary Radio Live (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mayer sings about the universe and man&#8217;s relationship with it.&nbsp; He sings about stars, planets, galaxies; and evolution too.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full recording of the event from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/events\/2013\/06\/17\/planetary-radio-science-nature-music\/\">KPCC,<\/a> :<br \/>\n<object id=\"flashObj\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=2484840409001&amp;playerID=673439679001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAmtVKbGE~,pW41hkPiaotk7M2LC0HZ3RTjdL1UaDYv&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\"><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\"><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"videoId=2484840409001&amp;playerID=673439679001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAmtVKbGE~,pW41hkPiaotk7M2LC0HZ3RTjdL1UaDYv&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"swliveconnect\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"pluginspage\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p>One song Mayer performed on the evening, &#8216;My Soul&#8217; likens the number of galaxies to snowflakes in a snow storm.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s another recording of that track:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sXxfA3pyZgI?rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(Video by Connie Barlow courtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ghostsofevolution?feature=watch\">ghostsofevolution<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16700\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Peter-Press-Photo-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2013\/06\/18\/peter-mayer-at-planetary-radio-live\/peter-press-photo-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Peter-Press-Photo-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,3008\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Peter Press Photo #6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peter Mayer (Press photo, petermayer.net)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Peter-Press-Photo-6-680x1024.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-16700 \" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Peter-Press-Photo-6-316x476.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Mayer (Press photo, petermayer.net)\" width=\"190\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Peter-Press-Photo-6-316x476.jpg 316w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Peter-Press-Photo-6-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Peter-Press-Photo-6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Mayer (Press photo, petermayer.net)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mayer&#8217;s background is interesting.&nbsp; Originally trained in theology and having spent time in seminary, he&#8217;s no longer a practising Catholic &#8211; aligning rather with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unitarian_Universalism\">Unitarian Universalism<\/a>. &nbsp; That said, I got the impression Mayer is more interested in inclusiveness than the sort of divisions that can follow from too much emphasis on labels.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, watching Mayer play an intriguing all-carbon-fibre guitar (by Rainsong Guitars), was an added bonus for me, as I go through something of a revival in my own attempts at guitar &#8211; which, believe me, call for cosmic scale inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>You can catch previous Planetary Radio shows at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/multimedia\/planetary-radio\/\">Planetary Radio<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s something, or rather somebody, you might like to check out, especially if you&#8217;re partial to the &#8216;Passion Beauty Joy&#8217; (PBJ) interpretation of the universe (as Bill Nye likes to put it).&nbsp; Likewise, if you enjoy the Symphony of Science series of videos, this will be up your street. On his website, Peter Mayer describes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2013\/06\/18\/peter-mayer-at-planetary-radio-live\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Peter Mayer at Planetary Radio Live<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Peter Mayer at Planetary Radio Live http:\/\/wp.me\/pkpOr-4lg #planetaryradiolive","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[638,13,587,336,1215],"tags":[1297,1295,1346,1347,1349,1348,1343,1345,874,1344,1342],"class_list":["post-16694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-religion","category-sciart","category-space","category-theology","tag-bill-nye","tag-planetary-society","tag-bruce-betts","tag-emily-lakdawalla","tag-folk-music","tag-guitar","tag-kpcc","tag-matt-kaplan","tag-pasadena","tag-peter-mayer","tag-planetary-radio"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkpOr-4lg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16694"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18436,"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16694\/revisions\/18436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}