When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can’t let it be

September 9, 2026 · 6:00 pm 2 sources

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• When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be
  Ars Technica · September 9, 2026 19:31
  New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.

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• 'Here, There and Everywhere': The Beatles have permeated research papers across academic disciplines
  Phys.org · September 9, 2026 18:00
  More than 3,000 scientific article titles across disciplines have made use of Beatles song titles and lyrics, according to a study published in PLOS One by Gabriel Budel of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and colleagues. This analysis is an unprecedentedly large-scale,…