Skeptoid #513: Why Musical Aliens Probably Use the Same Scale We Do

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Science, Skeptic, History, Urban Legends, Conspiracy Theories, Skepticism, Social Sciences, Paranormal

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2016

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Reliance on universal mathematical principles may mean alien music is similar to our own.

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0:00.0	Today's episode is a little bit of hard science combined with pure speculation, two things
0:08.2	that are usually uneasy bedfellows.
0:11.0	I've got an argument for you today that I hope you'll find persuasive.
0:15.0	If there are any extraterrestrial aliens out there who have hearing and who have music
0:20.4	in their culture, I'm convinced that science shows their music will probably be built
0:26.8	on the exact same structure as ours.
0:30.5	And I'm going to prove it right now, UnSkeptoid.
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