Mr. LINNELL: Marty is actually playing an electronic drum kit, which is brand new.
Mr. LINNELL: We also have - Dan Miller plays guitar and Danny Weinkauf plays base.
Mr. LINNELL: Well, there - it's kind of a - it's sort of a mixed bag.
John Flansburgh and John Linnell, also on the drums, Marty Beller, They Might Be Giants.
And their new album is out, just out yesterday, "Here Comes Science, " with John Flansburgh and John Linnell.
The results for urbanised Himba were "indistinguishable" from the results of undergraduates taking the same tests in London, said Dr Linnell.
Dr Linnell also suggests that this urban disruption of concentration could be linked to a reduction in attention spans.
Mr. LINNELL: I can't believe that guy, like, invented the time machine and went backwards and stole our ideas.
Mr. LINNELL: People we meet face to face are like you pretty much.
When so many of the world's population are now living in urban settings this has far-reaching significance, says Dr Linnell.
Mr. LINNELL: We're thinking - we're tossing our ideas for the next Disney-produced Giants record, instructional music for young people.
Childhood friends John Flansburgh and John Linnell found success in the late '80s with the release of their first two albums.
Mr. LINNELL: I was just hoping that we'd be on SCIENCE FRIDAY.
They Might be Giants, the new album "Here Comes Science, " John Flansburgh and John Linnell here, in the studio with us rocking away.
Mr. LINNELL: I think Woody Harrelson should be a planet, too.
Mr. LINNELL: Why don't we do a song that's factually incorrect?
And joining me now in the studio here in New York is John Linnell and John Flansburgh, also on the drums, Mark Bell(ph) in the background.
Mr. LINNELL: And then there are songs that are more of fact packed that probably would, you know, be a little bit too complicated for a toddler.
Mr. LINNELL: The song "Meet the Elements, " like, if this existed in my freshman year of high school, it would have been an incredible godsend for my grades.
This is not necessarily a case of being better or worse, says Dr Linnell, but it could be a reflection of what is needed to survive in an overcrowded urban setting.
Shortly thereafter, the band started making albums geared specifically toward children not exactly a bold stylistic leap, but one that made Linnell and Flansburgh stars in a whole new genre.
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