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Snacks 4 the Brain--Rocky Alvey

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Title: Snacks 4 the Brain--Rocky Alvey
Author: Merrick, Scott
Alvey, Rocky
Description: Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Snacks 4 the Brain! - Podcasts - Snacks 4 the Brain--Rocky Alvey." Scott Merrick talks to Rocky Alvey, superintendent of Vanderbilt's Dyer Observatory, as they eat Mexican food. He discusses various topics related to the Observatory, his own work there, and the music he makes. One topic is a robotic telescope at the Observatory which can be controlled via the Internet. The podcast closes with a recording of Alvey performing his song "It's All in the Way that We Lean," about how the tilt of the earth's axis brings about the seasons.
Subject: Alvey, Rocky
Americana music
Robotic telescopes
It's all in the way that we lean
LCSH Subject: Arthur J. Dyer Observatory
Astronomy
Seasons
Computer programs
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/1850
Date: 2008-08-21

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    Snacks 4 the Brain! is a podcast program brought to you by the Center for Science Outreach.

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