Science and music have a reputation for going hand in hand. But for Crick postdoc and professional musician John J. Williamson, the synergy goes much deeper than their basis in patterns. Depending on ...

Black holes are the most massive gravitational engines in the universe, yet what most of us probably know about them could fit into a thimble. A new collaboration of music, art, and science by the ...

Remember “Mozart Makes You Smarter”? A 1993 study of college students showed them performing better on spatial reasoning tests after listening to a Mozart sonata. That led to claims that listening to ...

Is science creative or is it rigid, black and white? The answer to that question varies based on the individual's exposure to science. One of the greatest minds in mathematics, Henri Poincare, said ...

Scientists and artists work in different cultures. At the Salk Science & Music Series, the two cultures coalesce. The series offers concerts with noted and rising musical stars, along with discussions ...

For Annika Socolofsky, the realms of art and science aren’t mutually exclusive. Socolofsky, assistant professor of composition and faculty coach for CU Boulder SoundWorks, has solid footing in both ...

WASHINGTON — What do a Supreme Court justice, the director of the National Institutes of Health, and a four-time Grammy-winning opera singer discuss over dessert? Nothing, actually. They just sing Bob ...

In the summer of 2011, Lauren Oakes, age 30, found herself limboing through a chaos of fallen trees on Alaska’s Chichagof Island, a densely forested land mass situated between the Gulf of Alaska and ...

What is it about certain melodies that can relax our nerves and rock us to sleep? We explore the science of calming music with pianist Rosey Chan. Load More Loading... The Science of Happiness podcast ...

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Music was key to Western teaching, from Plato up to the 18th century. In Music and the Making of Modern Science, Peter Pesic claims it shaped today’s science IGOR STRAVINSKY commented that music is ...