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Why do you do the things you do? Hosted by American musician and writer, Dessa, Deeply Human investigates the human experience with rigor, humor, intimate stories, and the occasional spit take. 

Assembling brilliant minds from around the world--from philosophers to anthropologists, neuroscientists to historians--you will be left with a fuller understanding of your own behavior, and a more charitable explanation of other people's too.

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Deeply Human: Sad Songs

Sad Songs

01/05/2021 GMT

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Listening to sad songs is a weird, counterintuitive thing to do. Why listen to something that moves you to tears?

As someone who’s sensitivity to sad songs sometimes means pulling over until the tears clear Dessa mulls major versus minor, explores what melody may have in common with the sound of human crying, and quizzes a fellow songwriter about the power of screaming. Do sad songs secretly make us happier?

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