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We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us, too

  • Written by Elinor Harrison, Lecturer, Performing Arts Department, Faculty Affiliate, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis
We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us, tooGospel choir director Clyde Lawrence performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 25, 2025. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

On the first Sunday after being named leader of the Catholic Church in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV stood on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and addressed the tens of thousands of people gathered....

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  5. New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise
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  8. Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers building up the office’s power
  9. Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy
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