Angine de Poitrine wears giant masks, speaks an alien language and plays wildly complicated math rock. Manager Sebastien Collin talks about the rise of the enigmatic musical group.

For decades, scientists have tried to turn the question of alien life from late-night speculation into something you can actually write down on a whiteboard. The core idea behind “proving” aliens with ...

Tabe! ~Would you like to eat Pi on Math Planet?~ A Quick Sightseeing Edition of Math Planet," distributed in November 2025.Main TextI have called myself a "Math Alien" in various places until now.In ...

We have yet to confirm that there's life on another planet, and at this rate, we might not want to: Intelligent aliens might be as big as bears. At least that's what one cosmologist from the ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Quebec's absurdist math rock duo Angine de Poitrine have won the 2026 Polaris Music Prize for their second album, Vol. II. The self-described 'space-time voyagers' accepted the award at Toronto's ...

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Angine de Poitrine is French for the kind of chest pain that sometimes precedes a heart attack. It is also the name of a microtonal math rock duo from Quebec. (SOUNDBITE OF ANGINE DE POITRINE'S ...