What Does the Universe Sound Like?

When you hear the term "guitar-playing astrophysicist," you naturally think of Brian May of Queen. Google does, too. But there's also Matt Russo, who worked on a project to translate the data from the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system into music, called Trappist Sounds. In this Ted Talk, he explains how the fundamentals of music are in tune with the nature of the stars. And other planetary bodies. (via Laughing Squid)