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Coffee Break: National STEM Day

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by Jesse Wiza

November 08, 2019

Today is National STEM Day. National STEM Day focuses on helping kids advance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs/bands do you want to hear about STEM subjects?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
The Dresden Dolls - Coin-Operated Boy
Nilsson - Spaceman
Blondie - Atomic
Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator
The White Stripes - Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine
Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking - A Glorious Dawn