Q: What does it say about us that we’re so intrigued by repeated information (like choruses an
Q: What does it say about us that we’re so intrigued by repeated information (like choruses and hooks)? @jannalevin : I am a big believer that we inherit mathematical structures because math made us. Evolution is guided by forces of nature— that’s how we evolve—and those forces, not surprisingly, leave an imprint in the structure of our minds. What else is going to be left there, something magic, some magic thing, you know? So what do we have but the forces prescribed in our minds, which are certain structures, how the neurons connect? Of course they have to be mathematical. And in some larger, genetic sense of who our family was, who our parents were—our parents were the laws of physics. And in our minds, it’s encoded there. And we’re discovering the structure of our minds. —From “Music, Lyrics, and Life” In its second printing, and available wherever you buy books. . . #mikeerrico #musiclyricsandlife #astronomy #philosophy #cosmology @pioneerworks #seti #aliens #ufo #pulsars @thearecibo.observatory @saganism @neildegrassetyson @nasasolarsystem @nasa #bookstagram #book #books @howlandlit @rowmanandlittlefield @booksaremagicbk @the_marginalian @clivedavisinst @yalemusicians @yalealumni @ourdavenport @greenlightbklyn @wordbookstores @spacex @pittsburghbookfestival @pickyourpotions #guitar https://www.instagram.com/p/CXTt0IQF_zw/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link
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