Evolution & The Science of Popular Music

The video explores the evolution of popular music over 50 years using evolutionary biology techniques. Researchers analyzed Billboard Hot 100 songs from 1960 to 2010, identifying evolutionary spikes in music genres like rock, rap, and new wave. Rap emerged as the most influential genre, shaping the sound of popular music. The video also covers research on genetic links between sleepwalking and sleep terrors, revealing that these disorders may share genetic influences and are more likely to occur in children with a family history of sleepwalking.

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