The human brain operates as a tireless prediction machine. It watches a dropped glass and anticipates the shatter. It listens ...

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Josh McDermott is a University of Minnesota scientist who studies sound, music, and the brain. Last month McDermott treated a sold-out Bryant-Lake Bowl crowd to a fascinating presentation on “The ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think ...

Forty-three thousands years ago, our ancestors were making music. We know this because scientists have found unmistakable prehistoric flutes made of bone and ivory in caves nestled within a mountain ...

This post was updated April 24 at 9:33 p.m. The musical climate at UCLA is breaking new ground. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will hold an event called “Climate Notes” at 4 p.m. Sunday in ...

Music and the making of ancient science -- The dream of Oresme -- Moving the immovable -- Hearing the irrational -- Kepler and the song of the Earth -- Descartes' musical apprenticeship -- Mersenne's ...