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The Neurophysiology of Enchantment: How Music Casts Its Spell on Us
 “Music,” the trailblazing composer Julia Perry wrote, “has a unifying effect on the peoples of the world, because they all understand and love it… And when they find themselves enjoying and loving the same music, they find themselves loving one another.” But there is something beyond humanistic ideology in this elemental truth — something woven into the very structure and sensorium of our bodies; as the great neurologist Oliver Sacks observed, “music can pierce the heart directly; it needs no mediation.”
Psychologist Dacher Keltner examines what that unmediated something is and how it pierces us in a portion of his altogether fascinating book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life (public library) — a taxonomy of wonder derived from his study of twenty-six cultures around the world, across which music, above all other forms of beauty and spirituality, emerges as the most universal of our creaturely portals into transcendence.
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In 2020, the LAPD banned its use, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Clearview, with the settlement ending sales of the biometric database to any private companies. Italy and the UK have previously fined Clearview €20 million ($22 million) and £7.55 million ($10 million), respectively, and instructed the company to delete any data of its residents. Earlier this year, the EU also barred Clearview from untargeted face scraping on the internet. WorkWorkWorkSarah Paiji Yoo is working to clean up our macro-microplastic messPaiji Yoo also spoke to Dom and Tim about how she formulated a tablet that can dissolve in different water types, the evolution of plastic pods in our kitchens and what she would like to see change in how the U.S. addresses its microplastic dependency. She also spoke a bit about her founder journey and how, after spending years in finance and consulting, she decided to take the leap and start something of her own. 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The local Public Defender’s Office said it did not yet know whether the boy would be represented by that office. WorkSon of John McCain Says Trump Team's Cemetery Clash Violated 'Sacred Place'Mr. McCain, who also criticized the Trump campaign’s actions in an interview with CNN published earlier Tuesday, told The Times that he planned to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. He also said that he joined the Democratic Party about a month ago, after returning from a period of service in Jordan. “You have a lot of time to think overseas,” he said. |
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