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Q&A: Digital diva

The Icelandic singer Björk's album Biophilia, set for release on 10 October, features songs on DNA, crystals, viruses and electricity — each accompanied by an iPad app that doubles as a music lesson. She explains how her upbringing and environmental activism has inspired her, and how touch-screen technology has changed the way she composes.

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Interview by Andrew Mitchinson

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Mitchinson, A. Q&A: Digital diva. Nature 477, 537 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/477537a

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  1. Most beautiful commments from an outstanding, intelligent woman. Too bad she cannot run for office to upset Rick Perry.

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