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Humans

A tale of how imagination came to be loses sight of the evidence

Culture

singers

Life

How music can shine a light on past worlds without words

Culture

bison

Humans

What is Paleolithic Art?: How to decode the shadows on the wall

Culture

Why we are all accidental musicians

Life

Why we are all accidental musicians

CultureLab

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Humans

Words set to music, with a few notes missing

Books & Arts

Music special: Singing in the brain

Music special: Singing in the brain

Features

On the origins of warfare

Life

On the origins of warfare

Books & Arts

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Life

Ancestors behaving badly

Books & Arts

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Life

Perspectives: Moved by the music

Opinion

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The First Idea by Stanley I. Greenspan and Stuart G. Shanker

Books & Arts

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The long road to the mind

Books & Arts

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Mind

Thoroughly mobile minds

Features