Thursday, November 21, 2019

Science dances to Longfellow’s tune


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Science dances to Longfellow’s tune: Music categories share features across cultures, research suggests (G. S.MUDER, The Telegraph; 22.11.2019)



Human songs share universal patterns across world cultures 
(News Release; EurekAlert!; 21 November 2019)
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/aaft-hss111819.php

Featured Research Article:


Universality and diversity in Human song 
(MEHR et al., 2019)
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6468/eaax0868.full.pdf






More on Samuel MEHR...


Playing our song
(Peter REUELL, The Harvard Gazette; September 12, 2019)

Is music a shared language?
(Alexa LIM, Science Friday; January 26, 2018)
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/is-music-a-shared-language/