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By Neil deGrasse Tyson

Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin

S15 E57

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Published October 04, 2024 12:00am

Did early humans sing before they could talk? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discover how music helps us recall memories, the Singing Neanderthal Theory, the default mode network, and how music can be used as medicine with neuroscientist and author, Daniel Levitin.

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