Grooving to Music, Horse Burial, Coffee & Cancer

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about the science of getting in the groove, a newly discovered burial ground for elite medieval horses, and more evidence that coffee could help you fight off cancer.

Grooving to Music

“Neural dynamics of predictive timing and motor engagement in music listening.” by Arnaud Zalta, et al. 2024.
“Two Concepts of Groove: Musical Nuances, Rhythm, and Genre.” by Evan Malone. 2022.
“An expanded role for the dorsal auditory pathway in sensorimotor control and integration.” by Josef P Rauschecker. 2011.

Horse Burial

“Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place of elite imported animals.” by Andrew Merrington. 2024.
“Horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals.” n.a. 2024.

Coffee & Cancer

“Coffee drinkers have much lower risk of bowel cancer recurrence, study finds.” by Denis Campbell. 2024.
“Sixty seconds on…Coffee and cancer.” by Nigel Hawkes. 2016.
“Coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer recurrence and all-cause mortality.” by Abisola M. Oyelere, et al. 2024.
“Colorectal Cancer: Facts & Figures 2020-2022.” American Cancer Society. 2020.

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0:00.0	This is Curiosity Daily from Discovery, the place where you can get smarter in just a few minutes.
0:10.3	I am Nate.
0:11.3	How the heck are you guys?
0:12.3	I'm Callie and we're so excited to have you here with curiosity.
0:15.7	If you're loyal listener, welcome back.
0:17.6	Today you'll learn about the science of getting in the groove, a newly discovered burial ground for elite medieval horses, and more
0:26.2	evidence that coffee could help you fight off cancer.
0:29.7	Let's have fun with this.
0:31.3	The authors of a complicated new study started with a simple question. The authors of a complicated new study started with a simple question.
0:34.9	What makes humans groove? You mean like why do we dance? Sort of, but it's actually much, much more than that, although it is something most of us take for granted.
0:47.0	There's that moment when a beat drops and a song gets moving along,
0:50.0	when you sort of just kind of feel it.
0:52.0	Right. I mean, some of us more than others, but yeah, there's that instant when you hear the beat or the
0:58.0	rhythm and your body just sort of wants to move.
1:01.8	Exactly. So this research team wanted to know why. What is it about
1:05.8	either music or our own brains that triggers that urge to move to music? Yeah, you're right.
1:11.2	I've really never thought about that. It's something that happens so naturally that it seems intuitive.
1:16.6	Almost as intuitive as a reaction to a strong aroma or like a blast of cold air.
1:21.1	The thing is, these are all sensory inputs that trigger a
1:24.0	physiological reaction, right? So it would follow that the sensory input that is
1:28.3	rhythm would similarly trigger some sort of innate reaction.
1:31.8	I can buy that, so how does it work?
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