Northside Nerds presents: Balrogs & Blastbeats. A weekly dive into the larger world of nerd culture, heavy music, science, and psychology. Hosted by Joshua Redbeard, Grant, and Margy.

This week the nerds (mainly Margy let's face it) get their science on and dive into the scientific studies behind heavy metal music. Looking at the connections between heavy metal and mental heath issues, self confidence, and banging in the backseat of a car.

LINKS

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THE NERDIEST THING

Margy's Thing - Ayden Thomas - www.instagram.com/ayden_thomas

Grant's Thing - Snakes On A Train - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqi78frTL2Q&ab_channel=MovieCentral

Joshua Redbeard's Thing - Dungeons & Daddies Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5Sffly5o4mPetmnTR9zsWh?si=717e9c602411414b

OTHER LINKS 

NERD OF THE WEEK - Carmel Majidi - https://www.cmu.edu/bme/People/Faculty/profile/cmajidi.html

MAIN ARTICLE ON THE LIQUID ROBOT - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2356076-metal-robot-can-melt-its-way-out-of-tight-spaces-to-escape/

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT - https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00693-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2590238522006932%3Fshowall%3Dtrue&fbclid=IwAR2MHDESpdqGy8V_Oe9z4UutwpTtdEGZI3WMivHpD0iX82VIjcWSQ09QgeA