Inthisepisodefrom2007,wetakeyouonatouroflanguage,music,andthepropertiesofsound.Welookatwhatsounddoestoourbodies,ourbrains,ourfeelings…andwegobacktothereasonweatRadiolabtellyoustoriesthewaywedo. 

First,welookatDianaDeutsch’sworkonlanguageandmusic,andhowcertainlanguagesseemtopromotemusicalityinhumans.ThenwemeetPsychologistAnneFernaldandlistentoparentsastheytalktotheirbabiesacrosslanguagesandcultures.Last,wegoto1913ParisandsneakintothepremiereofIgorStravinsky’sscoreofTheRiteofSpring. 

CheckoutDianaDeutsch's'AudioIllusions'here(https://deutsch.ucsd.edu/psychology/pages.php?i=201). 

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FollowourshowonInstagram,TwitterandFacebook@radiolab,andshareyourthoughtswithusbyemailingradiolab@wnyc.orgCorrection:Anearlierversionofthispieceincorrectlystatedthedatesoftwoperformancesof“RiteofSpring”andthetimethatpassedbetweenthem.TheperformancethatinspiredriotingoccurredonMay29th,1913.ThesecondperformancethatwediscussedoccurredinAprilof1914.Theaudiohasbeenadjustedtoreflectthisfact.Correction:Anearlierversionofthispieceincorrectlystatedthatthe“RiteofSpring”wasusedinthemovie“Fantasia”duringthepartthatfeaturedmushrooms.Itwasinfactusedduringthepartthatfeatureddinosaurs.Theaudiohasbeenadjustedtoreflectthisfact.

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