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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Music ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some people are 'wired to connect with music on a deeper level,' study of 9,000 twins finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Genes affect different aspects of music enjoyment — from the emotional reactions that compositions evoke to the social connection music can foster. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSHsNNRvcLZ9So4U48NfGK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[African American twin sisters wearing headphones enjoying music in the park, wearing jackets because of the cold.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[African American twin sisters wearing headphones enjoying music in the park, wearing jackets because of the cold.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute song ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/30-years-of-polar-climate-data-converted-into-menacing-6-minute-song</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geoenvironmental scientist Hiroto Nagai used publicly available climate data from the North and South poles to compose an ominous-sounding chamber music piece. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:40:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vjtdqh49QNURpTs2wCLGUi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hiroto Nagai, iScience (2024)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Japanese musicians performed the composition for the first time in 2023.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[String quartet playing music in a studio,]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Flow state' uncovered: We finally know what happens in the brain when you're 'in the zone' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/flow-state-uncovered-we-finally-know-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-youre-in-the-zone</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers say they've found the answer to competing hypotheses about how the brain functions in a "flow state." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:26:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Zieba ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NcvGoNXi9KzoMjmsr4UMkE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image provided by John Kounios, PhD, of Drexel University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Postdoctoral researcher Yongtaek Oh playing the guitar while his brain waves are recorded in Drexel University’s Creativity Research Laboratory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a man with tan skin and black hair wearing an EEG cap with colorful electrodes on it as he plays a guitar. A researcher stands in the background at a computer, watching brain waves on the screen]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some people have perfect pitch? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/why-do-some-people-have-perfect-pitch</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Only 1 in 10,000 people can recognize musical notes on the spot. Why? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2023 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W8FCE5opB529LNFbFcE7LD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People with perfect pitch can identify notes — for example those played on a piano — without any context.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of a woman&#039;s hands as she plays the piano ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Listen to Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall,' as decoded from human brain waves ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers reconstructed recognizable snippets of the classic Pink Floyd song "Another Brick in the Wall" using listeners' recorded brain activity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:01:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christoph Schwaiger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7578G864GVNY6bnuVGUUvb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Roger Waters of Pink Floyd performs &quot;The Wall Live&quot; at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on June 11, 2012.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of Pink Floyd bass player Roger Waters  raising his arms above his head and smiling from the stage at a concert in 2012]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Google's 'mind-reading' AI can tell what music you listened to based on your brain signals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence can produce music that sounds similar to tunes people were listening to as they had their brains scanned, a collaborative study from Google and Osaka University shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:46:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carissa Wong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X5KadmQZ278Go4pfHWPvvQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists used AI to translate people&#039;s brain activity into music.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of a brain wearing over-ear headphones, with a musical waveform shown rippling through it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Musician's head injury triggered rare synesthesia, causing him to 'see' music ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man's head injury resulted in a rare neurological condition that caused him to "see" music, and simultaneously, he became more creative. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 14:55:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SX2yjxUNfcVZQyVuqoRg8V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A musician started &quot;seeing&quot; music after a brain injury. (This is a stock photo and does not depict the person described in the story below.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an older man with brown skin and a salt-and-peppered mustache reclines on a sofa with overear headphones on. His hands are behind his head, as if he&#039;s resting, and he&#039;s looking into the distance]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are some people actually tone deaf? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tone deafness, a neurological disorder known as amusia, can make it hard to distinguish between musical pitches. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tQwEzNr5h6pbjLAbvCUtXG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What does it mean to be tone deaf?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of young man singing karaoke while enjoying with friends in party.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Which animals sing? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's often assumed that birds are the only animals that sing. But these other divas of the animal kingdom prove otherwise. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2021 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fwNy5aNmPZZn278KC66zYk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Many primates are capable of singing. Some species of gibbons are even capable of singing duets. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Many primates are capable of singing. Some species of gibbons are even capable of singing duets. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Doctors heard music when checking a man's pulse. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In addition to the thump thump of the man's heart, doctors heard music when checking his pulse. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nSFnhmyBsjwYCS4X7Sz9A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of a heart monitor showing a music note.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of a heart monitor showing a music note.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great White Sharks in Australia Get a Concert from Kiss. But Will the Sharks Care? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a career first, the rock band Kiss is performing for an audience of great white sharks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:19:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QoDDUL6uHBdDo2v72CeJsd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kiss&#039; underwater concert off the coast of Australia is a long way from Detroit Rock City.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley perform in the band&#039;s trademark costumes and makeup.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mosquitoes Sucked Less Blood (and Had Less Sex) While Listening to Skrillex, Study Finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a blow to dubstep fans everywhere, a team of insect researchers has found that female mosquitoes listening to Skrillex had less sex and sucked less blood than mosquitoes who spent 10 minutes in silence. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:00:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:26:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MPUHTRPUV3jjuh4PhEqR2Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Piped Music Into Women's Wombs to See If Fetuses Like Freddie Mercury ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Music is the perfect mental stimulation for babies... even before they're born. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rguLkrf9sFJp6HjvQm6gig-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Did this little Scaramouche do the fandango in the womb? Scientists investigated.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cockatoos Drop Sick Beats to Charm Mates ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Music agents take note: There's an extraordinary drummer in town with impeccable rhythm, but instead of using drumsticks, this master of the beat bangs around seed pods and sticks, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:04:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HSwm8pBEjrudKkJ42bNCtD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inside the Lab That's Producing the First AI-Generated Pop Album ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58688-lab-creating-first-ai-generated-pop-album.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flow Machines has been developing an AI program that can compose professional-quality pop music, and will release a full album before the end of the year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 12:03:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lucy Jordan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p6kYk6r5KCd89LYYTuTcHF-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SONY CSL Research Laboratory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At the SONY CSL Research Laboratory, an artificial intelligence (AI) system composed a pop song using software called Flow Machines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[AI-Written Pop Song]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Was Chuck Berry a Lone Genius? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58482-was-chuck-berry-a-lone-genius.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's a look back at Chuck Berry's musical life and how a friend may have helped him write his music. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:42:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:24:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Livescience.com ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VfU6FLB5kbDVwRSv4RQ3qb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chuck Berry performs at the Zenith on Nov. 14, 2008 in Paris, France.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chuck Berry performs at the Zenith on Nov. 14, 2008 in Paris, France.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58120-why-songs-get-stuck-in-head.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ No one really knows what the brain is doing when it insists on rehearsing Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" on loop, but some songs may be stickier than others. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 16:16:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:12:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YzizuUYwQfWSMQqQJbnqGi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What songs usually get stuck in your head?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman holding her ears on a white background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Your Brain on Music: Why Certain Songs Bring Pleasure ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The chemicals in the brain linked to the pleasure people get from things like sex and drugs also play a role in how people enjoy music, a new, small study from Canada finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:02:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f6dziBqjV2RAiCTAtLW9vT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ LSD May Help Reveal What Makes Music Meaningful ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57666-lsd-reveals-what-makes-music-meaningful.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Psychedelic experiences show that in the brain, certain receptors are tied to how we experience meaning in our lives. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 20:58:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RVHDS8krSJw29jkUcaTPAZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Makes an Earworm So Catchy? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56739-what-makes-an-earworm-so-catchy.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ever notice any similarities between the songs that get stuck in your head? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:25:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6XchoAeKCw7KHmgaV4mfU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Robo Rocker: How Artificial Intelligence Wrote Beatles-Esque Pop Song ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56328-how-artificial-intelligence-wrote-pop-song.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When researchers recently unveiled the first pop song composed by an artificial intelligence (AI) system, some creative types may have been nervous about the idea of robots taking over their jobs. But how exactly was AI used to write a song? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:17:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Emspak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p6kYk6r5KCd89LYYTuTcHF-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SONY CSL Research Laboratory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At the SONY CSL Research Laboratory, an artificial intelligence (AI) system composed a pop song using software called Flow Machines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[AI-Written Pop Song]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st Computer-Generated Music Record from Alan Turing's Lab Restored ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56262-computer-generated-music-recording-restored.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The record disc captured three songs: "God Save the King," "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and Glenn Miller's famous swing melody "In the Mood." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:10:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fuTJXtdPQWy75r8NNQe3Fj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jack Copeland and Jason Long used the same programming manual that inspired the computer-generated music to restore the 65-year-old recording.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[researchers-restore-computer-music]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This is What Climate Change Sounds Like, in D Minor ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56175-climate-data-music.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yellow cedars are dying in Alaska and researchers have turned the data showing their demise into music. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:06:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Kahn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BcgemWqP929zRkK8GTsbRn-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Da-Na, Da-Na ... Spooky Music Makes People More Afraid of Sharks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ That scary, ominous music that plays whenever sharks are featured on nature documentaries is taking a big toll: It's making people feel unjustly terrified of sharks, and these negative feelings are likely hindering efforts to save and protect the magnific ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 11:23:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/abtVaegGP55WbZDemQBygm-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A diver swims with great white sharks.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sharks with Diver]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Hubble Cantata' Weds Live Music with VR Views of the Cosmos ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55537-hubble-cantata-vr-performance.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A live event combining virtual reality and musical performance in Brooklyn will be — literally — out of this world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:17:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bJFTk7dCs5xoHkToYKUGfm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thousands of stars are forming in the cloud of gas and dust known as the Orion Nebula, which is featured in the VR immersive installation, &quot;The Hubble Cantata.&quot; ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beyoncé Got It Right: Cheating's Emotional Fallout Gushes from 'Lemonade' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beyoncé hasn't revealed what inspired her to create "Lemonade," an album that details emotions felt after learning of a husband's infidelity. But regardless of whether the album is "real," it mirrors what really happens to betrayed partners, experts said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:32:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:58:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QnjZj2AtkskQbZpB6wC645-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jazz-Playing Robots Will Explore Human-Computer Relations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jazz-playing computers and robots could soon yield clues about how to help people collaborate with machines, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:50:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EaEtsJoevj5oVkx3FnEGyP-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Universal Rhythm: People Dance to Same Beat Across the Globe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis of music from diverse cultures around the globe reveals that all music shares certain universal features, such as having a simple beat. And these characteristics tend to be those that bring people together, the researchers said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:28:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:55:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katharine Gammon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WGJwkynG3SQHjHTEGSSSAC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A group of shishi-odori deer dancers — Japanese folk performing artists who sing, drum and perform acrobatic dancing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of shishi-odori deer dancers — Japanese folk performing artists who sing, drum and perform acrobatic dancing.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does Music Give You Math Skills? It's a Tricky Equation ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/51370-does-music-give-you-math-skills.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Will Mozart truly boost your mathematical mind? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:51:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Naomi Eide ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JiWvdU8gmHWmp2WFQYmo4K-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Ross Toro, LiveScience Contributor]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some people just don&#039;t &quot;get&quot; music, a new study suggests.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Locks on the Block: Mozart & Beethoven's Hair on Sale ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much would you spend on a few strands of a dead man's hair? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 20:46:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:56:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QtxBzRy5mTBB4Wacs5diyA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This lock of Mozart&#039;s hair, encased in a gilt locket, is expected to sell for at least $15,000 at auction.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A lock of Mozart&#039;s hair.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why That Bass Beat Moves Us ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bass notes lay down beats in music worldwide, and new research may reveal why that is — the ear responds better to rhythms set by deeper sounds, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:08:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DP2JFRbRm3qUGL8cgTtu99-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4 Unusual Ways Music Can Tune Up the Brain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Music shapes the brain in many ways — it can alter brain structures in musicians, and enhance cognitive skills in children and adults alike, research shows. Still, scientists are continuing to learn much about the way the brain responds to music. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 21:54:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:13:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bahar Gholipour ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ieinqpsxwrqzCGszwbkfbC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Music can shape the brain in amazing ways, bring back forgotten memories, and boost cognitive skills.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Your Favorite Novel Is Now A Soundtrack ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new computer science project translates emotions described in books into music. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 05:14:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:56:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katharine Gammon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y2oJYm43yq326A5BtWCzTY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dustin Gaffke via flickr | http://bit.ly/1klfzss]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new computer science project translates emotions described in books into music.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[headphones, music, books]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smart DJs Use Mathematics to Mix the Perfect Beat (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If DJs do a bad job of the mix, the two beat lines from each song won’t blend into each other. The most likely result of such a faux pas would be an instantly empty dance floor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2014 06:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YTfFUokWf4j5SWQxb39fLo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ Deadmau5: probably does his sums.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[DJing, djs, mixing, beats, math]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'TransProse' Software Creates Musical Soundtracks from Books ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45500-literature-emotions-music.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have managed to capture the emotions in novels and translate them into music. The work could transform the way people interact with literature, and lead to applications in information visualization. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 16:57:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:11:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katia Moskvitch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UNDjYr8KZtwo3oMFZDma7h-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Russ Toro, LiveScience Contributor]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People use the same types of features to capture emotion in both movement and music across cultures, a new study finds]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[man listening to music]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hot Tchaikovsky: Fertile Women Prefer Complex Composers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Women in the fertile phase of their menstrual cycle are more likely than women in the nonfertile phase to say they'd be interested in a fling with the composer of a complex tune. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 23:01:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:55:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zbjtnGq9Je5XXPEkE7rUhK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Making music might be part of the mating game, according to a new study.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[couple plays piano together]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Decoding Music's Resonance: Researcher and Performer Parag Chordia (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44674-can-apps-spawn-modern-folk-music.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From insights into the mind are emerging new apps that attempt to turn everyone into a music performer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:22:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessica Gross ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A84rYfqUgdyUYtDbefZtkh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Preerna Gupta]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Parag Chordia performing on the sarod. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Parag Chordia, music]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Tattoo Makes Sweet Music ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new visual art project uses a sensor that crawls across the skin to read out and play music that is inked into the flesh. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:52:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:14:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G9bwnWopJ2RmuYPgQMGyKD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This tattoo also makes music]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tattoo that makes music]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Some People Don't Like Music ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43926-not-everyone-likes-music.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some people just don't enjoy music, even though they can experience pleasure in other ways. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:35:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:15:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JiWvdU8gmHWmp2WFQYmo4K-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Ross Toro, LiveScience Contributor]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some people just don&#039;t &quot;get&quot; music, a new study suggests.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can Animals Keep A Beat? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43714-can-animals-keep-a-beat.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Apart from humans, most animals cannot respond to rhythm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 05:47:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joel N. Shurkin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZF6fvUzqVnMHpwuo75yiYZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ Apart from humans, most animals cannot respond to rhythm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[beat, rhythm, animals]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brain Imaging Shows the Language of Music ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When jazz musicians let their creativity flow and improvise melodies, they use parts of their brains typically associated with spoken language — specifically, regions that help people interpret syntax or the structure of sentences, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:01:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qzgN89zWna8NrAVaPNPXpM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beatlemania Hit 50 Years Ago but Why Did It Drive Girls So Mad? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in the US. But what was it about? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:11:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:16:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jordan Gaines Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X8hiQkT2wDeesMeevszYWQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Maybe it was the moptop hair.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Beatles, Beatelmania]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Musicians Prevent Chaos In A String Quartet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How Musicians Prevent Chaos In A String Quartet ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:56:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:17:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joel N. Shurkin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kSjEE4tdGR8uHvtNNbwZKh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesty of Alan Wing.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ This diagram shows how musicians adjust to each other: The arrow width denotes the influence one player (arrow tail) has over another (arrow head). Researchers deemed quartet A a first-violin-led autocracy, and quartet B a democracy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diagram of how a string quartet works together]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Musical Training Has Positive, Long-Term Effects on Brain Function ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researcher Nina Kraus has found a positive impact on long-term brain functions in people with as few as four years of musical training. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:24:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacqueline Conciatore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uQ8ZkyoLmnHtqhawXDMzDG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nina Kraus, Northwestern University.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Subject listens to speech during monitoring of brain activity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[even a small amount of music training benefits the brain long-term]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Music Could Track Human Migrations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More closely related indigenous populations in Taiwan tend to have more similar music, suggesting that music could be used to trace human history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:47:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:21:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bPq8oNC3rXzKqNsuqWCBUS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aboriginal group from Taiwan performs a traditional dance at a baseball game.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[aboriginal taiwanese dance at a baseball game.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Algorithm Helps Cochlear Implants Detect Music ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Advancement allows patients to hear differences in pitch and timbre. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:41:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joel N. Shurkin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tHZZPkdBngWo3CuV9SsBjF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Phil Holmes via Shutterstock.com]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Odd Hallucination: Woman Hears Forgotten Songs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers describe a woman who started having musical hallucinations. She did not recognize the songs in her head, but when she sang or hummed them for her husband, he identified them as popular tunes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:24:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhCPwmteVTk6yk2v8c868n-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Worried woman image via  Shutterstock ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[worried, anxiety, stress, moms]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[worried, anxiety, stress, moms]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Surprising Way People Judge Music ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People are better able to identify winning piano performances based on visual — rather than auditory — cues. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:07:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:33:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rnQCBUVNqzyaEXWqdhj7fJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Music performances are judged by more than just their sound; the visual element also plays an important role, research suggests]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[man in tuxedo playing piano]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why the Blues Are Blue ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans may have a surprisingly universal emotional color palette. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:39:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:29:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wo5JVH4sah5xaUxFmiwTkk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Music Purchases Predicted by Brain Activity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Anticipation and reward seem to drive love of new music. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:15:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bjrLowYj4sdmZknRfpAk3a-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Peter Finnie and Ben Beheshti]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Our brain assigns reward value to new music through the ongoing integration of the nucleus accumbens (shown in  blue) and the superior temporal regions of the auditory cortex (shown in yellow). Highly individualized knowledge of the rules of music organization are stored in the auditory cortex. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Brain areas linked with music appreciation]]></media:text>
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