TRBQ Podcast #6 — Steven Pinker on music

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Apr 7, 2014Society & Culture

Pinning down a definition of music is harder than it sounds. A song composed by a human easily fits into the category of music. But what about a song composed by a bird? Or the rumble of a freight train? Download audio S...

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