Ranked #1
S02 Episode 07: Putting Music in the Hands of Sick Kids
S02 Episode 07: Putting Music in the Hands of Sick Kids
Watching someone suffer through a serious illness is heartbreaking—especially if it’s a child, and even more if it affec... Read more
2 May 2018
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32mins
Ranked #2
S02 Episode 06: The Case of the Autistic Savant: Unleashing Extraordinary Musical Ability
S02 Episode 06: The Case of the Autistic Savant: Unleashing Extraordinary Musical Ability
In this episode, we meet Tony Deblois, an individual with autism who is also blind. Tony can play 23 instruments, has to... Read more
31 Mar 2018
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43mins
Ranked #3
Episode 03: How We Find Meaning in Music
Episode 03: How We Find Meaning in Music
Last episode we met George Shin, who not too long ago received a cochlear implant and started to take piano lessons as p... Read more
16 Mar 2017
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32mins
Ranked #4
S02 Episode 08: Music to Remember
S02 Episode 08: Music to Remember
In this final episode of season 2, we look at the dramatic effects music can have on patients with dementia—in some case... Read more
10 Jun 2018
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41mins
Ranked #5
Episode 04: What Is Music For?
Episode 04: What Is Music For?
We take a step back from neuroscience and psychology to listen to what artists have to say about what music is for.
30 Mar 2017
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27mins
Ranked #6
Episode 07: Feeling the Beat
Episode 07: Feeling the Beat
How do our brains tell where the pulse is in music? Can we improve our sense of rhythm or is it something we're just bor... Read more
11 May 2017
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35mins
Ranked #7
Episode 05: Why Do We Like the Music That We Like?
Episode 05: Why Do We Like the Music That We Like?
Is there music that is considered universally great? Why do some composers from 18th century European countries still se... Read more
13 Apr 2017
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32mins
Ranked #8
Episode 10: Sometimes Behave So Strangely Redux
Episode 10: Sometimes Behave So Strangely Redux
As we finish up season one, we look back to one of the most famous and strange musical illusions: speech turning into so... Read more
24 Jun 2017
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21mins
Ranked #9
Episode 09: Listening Better
Episode 09: Listening Better
It takes years to train your ears - but not necessarily a music degree. Auditory neuroscientist Nina Kraus tells us how ... Read more
8 Jun 2017
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32mins
Ranked #10
Episode 06: What Musicians Hear
Episode 06: What Musicians Hear
You often hear people say that music is good for your brain because it's the only activity that uses all of it. That's n... Read more
28 Apr 2017
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29mins