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2002 : WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION? ... WHY? [1]

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W. Daniel Hillis [5]
Physicist, Computer Scientist, Co-Founder, Applied Invention.; Author, The Pattern on the Stone
Why do people like music?

 

People from every culture like listening to some kind of music, so it seems that it is something that is wired into us. Is there an evolutionary advantage to liking music?

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