The appeal and reaction to music is universal. Brad forwarded this science article about the cross-cultural power of music. Whether you are a Pygmy in the Congolese rainforest or a hipster in downtown
Read MoreKurt Cobain. Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Jim Morrison. Amy Winehouse. They all died at the age of 27. Can science explain the so-called 27 Club? From Mic.com: When Kurt Cobain committed suicide in
Read MoreWhat would rock’n’roll be without screaming? Jim Morrison’s tortured wail in “The End.” Roger Daltrey’s explosive “YYYYYEAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” towards the end of “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Kurt in “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” And let’s
Read MoreJohn points to this article from the University of Washington: [Greg] Crowther is a biologist but is so interested in music that 10 years ago he created a website with a database of songs
Read MoreA TED talk, no less. Brilliant. (Via Time)
Read MoreThe ability to store sound for later playback has only been with us since the invention of Edison’s phonograph in 1877. But it wasn’t until we got deep into the 20th century that
Read MoreI spend a lot of time looking at the places where music and science intersect: technology, neurology, biology, evolution, demographics, economics–the list goes on. A lot of this investigations were prompted by my
Read MoreI nominate this study as the dumbest piece of music-related scientific research of the last five years. From The Telegraph: Teenagers who despair of their parents’ music tastes should beware – their own
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