• Episode 12 - Can there be knowledge that is independent of culture?

  • Nov 26 2021
  • Length: 45 mins
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Episode 12 - Can there be knowledge that is independent of culture?

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  • Can there be knowledge that is independent of culture?

    Good question - We have a go at answering it.

    We get stuck in to the Voyager spacecraft, music and octaves across cultures, Denis Dutton's The Art Instinct.

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    Email: info@tbdpodcast.org 

    Twitter: @tbdpod1 

    Some links you might find useful:

    Denis Dutton's The Art Instinct:
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5788390-the-art-instinct

    The Voyager Golden Record
    https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/

    Music Across Cultures
    https://www.oh-i-see.com/blog/2013/11/24/culture-smart-the-musical-scale-across-cultures/
    https://news.mit.edu/2019/perception-musical-pitch-cultures-0919
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