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Something You Should Know

Can Music Be Medicine? & Human Skills We Are Losing to Technology

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Self-improvement, Social Sciences, Health & Fitness, Education

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

You may never have noticed it, but for many people – maybe you – a full moon can mess with your sleep and cause you to lose sleep. How does that happen? Listen as I explain. https://www.self.com/story/full-moon-sleep Over the last several years, research has uncovered some remarkable benefits of listening to music. Not just vague, “music makes you feel better” benefits – it now appears music can actually treat some illnesses. Neuroscientist Dan Levitin has been looking at this research for several years and joins me to share some exciting news about the powerful, positive health effects of listening to music you like. Dan is author of a book called I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine (https://amzn.to/46QoQcE). Many skills humans have possessed for ages are getting lost. For example, using a map or your sense of direction to find your way somewhere. With GPS people have lost this skill. Solitude. The idea of sitting alone with your thoughts is so uncomfortable, people just reach for their phone to keep them occupied. While technology makes these (and many other skills) no longer necessary, there is a price to pay. Here to explore and explain that is Graham Lee, author of the book, Human Being: Reclaim 12 Vital Skills We’re Losing to Technology (https://amzn.to/46MP53A)  You may have noticed your brain seems sharper at some times more than others. Listen as I explore why it is important to realize when that happens and what to do when it does. David Rock author of “Your Brain At Work” https://amzn.to/4g3Fk5F Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

A bloodbath tonight in the rural town of Shinnom.

0:03.0

Everyone here is hiding a secret.

0:05.0

Four more victims found scattered.

0:07.0

Some worse than others.

0:08.0

I came as fast as I could.

0:10.0

I'm Deputy Ruth Vogel.

0:11.0

And soon, my quiet life will never be the same.

0:15.6

Realm presents a 30 Ninja's production.

0:18.7

Chinook, starring Kelly Marie Tran and Sonaw Lathan.

0:23.2

Listen to Chinook wherever you get your podcasts. Today on something you should know, how a full moon messes up a lot of people's sleep.

0:37.0

Then, can listening to music be good for your health?

0:41.0

Yes, in fact it can treat some illnesses. Which ones?

0:44.0

Well, cold flu infections of the immune system. We find that listening to

0:49.0

relaxing music is as effective as taking a statin for lowering blood pressure.

0:54.0

There's now evidence that listening to music that's pleasurable

0:57.0

actually boosts your immune system.

0:59.0

Also, why it's important to know when your brain is working at its peak and what to do when it is.

1:06.1

And technology has robbed us of some basic skills like reading a map.

1:10.7

Many people can't because they use GPS.

1:13.0

Suddenly if you don't have GPS you don't know where to go and it's been proven that

1:18.0

actually can be a degrading in our cognitive abilities if we don't naturally navigate in the ways that we used to. call the

1:23.2

call the tip abilities if we don't naturally navigate in the ways that we used to.

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