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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jan 29

    Universals of music: Everyone assumes they exist, but no one's shown them, until now: New study by my former students Sam Mehr, Manvir Singh, Luke Glowacki & colleague Max Krasnow. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/01/music-may-transcend-cultural-boundaries-to-become-universally-human/ … via @Harvard

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      1. omar ali‏ @omarali50 Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @ArtirKel @Harvard

        What about physical beauty? what is the current state of debate about whether that includes some major universals (or not)?

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      2. Warren Smith‏ @warrenksmith Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        Bobby McFerrin has this covered.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk …

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      2. Saadi Haeri‏ @SaadiHaeri Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        proving the 'bleedin' obvious'?

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      1. Tim‏ @Tea_I_Am Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        You mean, like cheesecake?

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      1. #RegisterToVoteEFF2019‏ @Mlusterone Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        @RealBlackCoffee can also atest to it.

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      1. Osborne Reynolds‏ @brues Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6439810819443438136#editor/target=post;postID=2545443787133904975;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=0;src=postname … pls rt looking for research partners.

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      1. P-Brane‏ @BraneRunner Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        Bruno Mars knows that 😏

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      1. Dr. K.‏ @ProfKinch Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        Hi Steven: not "Everyone." I know a lot of deaf people (including myself), and we are part of "everyone" even though we might not know the "universals of music." Audism: the last great Ism.

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      2. The Logos of Post-Irony‏ @jbthazard Jan 29
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        The study doesn't convince me. It's only 4 songs, and in today's age many of us have been exposed to cultural music thanks to film and the internet.

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      3. The Logos of Post-Irony‏ @jbthazard Jan 29
        Replying to @jbthazard @sapinker @Harvard

        I agree the blank slate-ist view of music is stupid, but this headline suggest a massive potential discovery based off of a very, very limited sample size of tribalistic songs.

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      1. Apă Chioară‏ @CianGaia Jan 29
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        😮👍👍 🎧

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      1. jose blanco‏ @josepowder Jan 29
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        "That song tonight Will not go from my mind"

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