Survival of the harmonious

Mounting evidence suggests that human beings are hard-wired to appreciate music. What researchers want to know now is why our distant ancestors evolved music in the first place.

By Drake Bennett

September 3, 2006

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IF YOU HAVE SPENT any time near a radio during the past couple months, you've probably heard a song called ``Crazy," an oddball R&B ballad about insanity. The track is the result of the collaboration between a singer who goes by the name Cee-Lo and a producer who goes by the name Danger Mouse, and it is absurdly catchy. With ... (Full article: 1651 words)