Humans
The musical harmonies you like depend on where you’re from
To Western ears, dissonant chords are harsh and jarring, but members of a native Amazonian society don’t judge them any worse than chords we find pleasing
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Physics
You can touch the heart of physics without doing the hard bits
Features
Technology
Theatre and dance are full-on and fearless at Click festival
Culture
Humans
Making a splash: Let’s hear it for the first underwater band
Culture
Health
Purple pain: Why grief runs so deep when a pop icon dies young
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Physics
Bananas and jazz help us penetrate physics – but only so far
Culture
Technology
Virtual instruments let you play music using only your eyes
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Technology
Beyond The Fence: how computers spawned a musical
Culture
Physics
Feedback: Quantum theory and the science of queueing
Regulars
Life
Mind-reading tech helps beginners quickly learn to play Bach
A system involving brain sensors allowed a group of beginners to quickly learn to play a piano piece by Bach, and the tech could speed up other kinds of learning
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Humans
Virtual auditoriums help nervous speakers boost their skills
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Health
How trippy version of Mariah Carey Christmas hit fools the brain
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Health
Soviet-era bootleg music recorded on discarded X-ray plates
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Humans
Musical training may give your brain waves more rhythm
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