Season 15 · Episode 57

Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin

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

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Gary O'Reilly, Daniel Levitin

October 4, 202451m 52s

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Topics

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