The human brain operates as a tireless prediction machine. It watches a dropped glass and anticipates the shatter. It listens ...

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“Poetry and Science; individually, but especially together are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply. We need science to help us meet reality on its terms and we ...

Josh McDermott is a University of Minnesota scientist who studies sound, music, and the brain. Last month McDermott treated a sold-out Bryant-Lake Bowl crowd to a fascinating presentation on “The ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think ...

This post was updated April 24 at 9:33 p.m. The musical climate at UCLA is breaking new ground. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will hold an event called “Climate Notes” at 4 p.m. Sunday in ...