Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin

The universality and innate nature of music, and the pentatonic scale, as demonstrated by singer Bobby McFerrin.
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    How humans and other mammals perceive sound.
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    The McGurk effect illustrates how visual cues can have an impact on our perception of speech.
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    Discover the science behind the appeal of music.
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    Using sound waves to detect rare cancer cells in the blood.