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What Makes Music Scary?

An evolutionary biologist thinks it's nonlinear noises

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2012 4:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – Why exactly does the Jaws theme send a chill down our spine? What makes Darth Vader's entrance music so unsettling? In short, why does certain music freak us out? Evolutionary biologist Daniel Blumstein thinks he has the answer. Blumstein hit on the idea while...   Read full story »

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