Luke O’Neill on the scientific benefits of music ahead of this weekend electric picnic, which he is performing at.
Jun 25
Lightning rounds 54: Medical musicians with Andrew Schulman
Andrew Schulman, medical musician, former ICU patient, and president of the Medical Musician Initiative, tells us how music can help the critically ill. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy!
44m 31s
Sep 2024
1The Journey of Music: How It Spreads in Just 5 Minutes | Michael Spitzer - BIGTHINK
Expert Michael Spitzer explains how culture can “tune” your musical taste. Do humans have something like an instinct for music? The musicologist Michael Spitzer thinks so. As he points out, every person is born with an innate ability to recognize rhythm, beat in time to it, and t ... Show More
11m 2s
Dec 2021
David Sulzer, "Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music" (Columbia UP, 2021)
Why does a clarinet play at lower pitches than a flute? What does it mean for sounds to be in or out of tune? How are emotions carried by music? Do other animals perceive sound like we do? How might a musician use math to come up with new ideas?This book offers a lively explorati ... Show More
1h 16m