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Could an AI replace all music ever recorded with Taylor Swift covers?

A thought experiment in which all music is replaced with AI-generated "Taylor's Versions" should prompt us to find ways to protect data from AI corruption, warn researchers

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The art of olfaction should take its place alongside other art forms

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The art of olfaction should take its place alongside other art forms

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Pythagoras was wrong about the maths behind pleasant music

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Elton John playing the piano at Glastonbury Festival in June 2023

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We finally know why live music makes us so emotional

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Electronic music appears to alter our state of consciousness

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Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer

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Learning piano triggers complex changes to your brain's activity

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Young woman, wearing a orange jacket, is reading a book on an ebook reader during sunset over Himalayas. She is sitting on the top of a mountain and holding the e-reader.The afternoon sun on the background. Mount Everest National Park. This is the highest national park in the world, with the entire park located above 3,000 m ( 9,700 ft). This park includes three peaks higher than 8,000 m, including Mt Everest. Therefore, most of the park area is very rugged and steep, with its terrain cut by deep rivers and glaciers. Unlike other parks in the plain areas, this park can be divided into four climate zones because of the rising altitude. The climatic zones include a forested lower zone, a zone of alpine scrub, the upper alpine zone which includes upper limit of vegetation growth, and the Arctic zone where no plants can grow.

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20 non-fiction and popular science books to look forward to in 2024

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What makes the best sounding didgeridoo, according to science

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Erland Cooper interview: The composer who melts hearts with icy music

Research into the acoustics of Svalbard's glaciers and caves is at the heart of Orkney composer Erland Cooper's latest works

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The music you should play at a party to ensure conversations flow

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Zubin Kanga performs 'Cyborg pianist' and Kings Place, London

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Cyborg pianist: Transforming classical music with AI and brain data

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How AI brought John Lennon back to life for the last Beatles song

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Classical music synchronises the audience's heartbeats and sweating

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