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Musicians are fine-tuned to others' emotions

Humans

Musicians are fine-tuned to others' emotions

Playing an instrument heightens your response to emotional sounds like a baby's cries – the finding could inspire new treatments for autism and dyslexia

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Parasitic butterflies dupe hosts with ant music

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Parasitic butterflies dupe hosts with ant music

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Hot nanotube sheets produce music on demand

Technology

Hot nanotube sheets produce music on demand

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'Cultured' robots make sweet music together

Technology

'Cultured' robots make sweet music together

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The six forms of music

Humans

The six forms of music

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Technology

Super-sensitive controller opens Wii to music

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Life

Music calms the savage piglet

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Life

First known digital music recording surfaces

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Life

Interview: Music of the hemispheres

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Review: The Music of Pythagoras by Kitty Ferguson

This detailed biography of Pythagoras is an account both of the man and his legacy – and that's not just triangles

Books & Arts

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Sound effects: Five great auditory illusions

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Music special: Flexible scales and immutable octaves

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Life

Music special: Are animals naturally musical?

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Life

Music special: The roots of music

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