Ashley Hamer

Ashley Hamer (aka Smashley) is a saxophonist and writer living in Chicago, where she performs regularly with the funk band FuzZz and jazz ensemble Big Band Boom . She also does standup comedy, sort of, sometimes. Her tenor saxophone's name is Ladybird.

AI

Ashley HamerMay 2, 2011
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AI: That Song Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

There’s this one tune that people versed in jazz hear over and over. It’s a beloved standard, one every jazz…
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Biology

Ashley HamerApril 27, 2011
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Desperately Seeking Science (PS: I Found It.)

Oh, Radiolab. Let’s never fight again. Jad & Robert have finally made some amends for their past sins (including, but…
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Robotics

Ashley HamerApril 18, 2011
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MAL Music: Death and the Powers

This is one of those posts that makes it difficult for me not to just hit caps lock and begin…
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Uncategorized

Ashley HamerApril 15, 2011
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AI: Show Me Your Tat

The other night, I saw one of the coolest tattoos I’d seen in a long time. This guy had a…
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Interviews

Ashley HamerApril 5, 2011
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Sing a Song of Science: Hai-Ting Chinn

Opera singer, skeptic, podcaster, and a lover of science, Hai-Ting Chinn fuses the passionate and fanciful world of music with…
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Ashley HamerApril 1, 2011
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AI: Put Your Mind To It

Hey, put down that portable computing device you’re using to send messages to someone thousands of miles away in a…
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Ashley HamerMarch 26, 2011
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Autotune the Cosmos

Weekends are the time for internet videos. I recently discovered Symphony of Science, a series of amazing songs and music…
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Ashley HamerMarch 23, 2011
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Saturn in Motion

Filmmaker Stephen Van Vuuren is in the process of creating a feature-length IMAX film by painstakingly piecing together images from…
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