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Elton John playing the piano at Glastonbury Festival in June 2023

Mind

We finally know why live music makes us so emotional

Hearing live music tugs at our heartstrings more than a recording, probably because it increases activity in an emotion-processing region in our brain

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Mind

Electronic music appears to alter our state of consciousness

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Mathematics

Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer

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Mind

Learning piano triggers complex changes to your brain's activity

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Young woman, wearing a orange jacket, is reading a book on an ebook reader during sunset over Himalayas. She is sitting on the top of a mountain and holding the e-reader.The afternoon sun on the background. Mount Everest National Park. This is the highest national park in the world, with the entire park located above 3,000 m ( 9,700 ft). This park includes three peaks higher than 8,000 m, including Mt Everest. Therefore, most of the park area is very rugged and steep, with its terrain cut by deep rivers and glaciers. Unlike other parks in the plain areas, this park can be divided into four climate zones because of the rising altitude. The climatic zones include a forested lower zone, a zone of alpine scrub, the upper alpine zone which includes upper limit of vegetation growth, and the Arctic zone where no plants can grow.

Comment

20 non-fiction and popular science books to look forward to in 2024

Culture

A man playing a digeridoo

Humans

What makes the best sounding didgeridoo, according to science

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Erland Cooper Press images

Comment

Erland Cooper interview: The composer who melts hearts with icy music

Culture

Mind

The music you should play at a party to ensure conversations flow

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Zubin Kanga performs 'Cyborg pianist' and Kings Place, London

Video

Cyborg pianist: Transforming classical music with AI and brain data

Video

Technology

How AI brought John Lennon back to life for the last Beatles song

The Beatles are set to release their last single, Now and Then. The song was produced using musical parts that include the vocals of John Lennon, which were extracted from poor quality recordings by AI

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Health

Classical music synchronises the audience's heartbeats and sweating

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Video

How Matthew Herbert used a horse skeleton to create his latest album

Video

Technology

Kagami review: Mixed-reality gig brings dead headliner back to life

Culture

Mind

Which countries will do well at Eurovision 2023 – according to science

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