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Jazz Riffs in an fMRI
Season 1, Ep. 3
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This week we talk creativity. From jazz musicians in brain scanners, to opium-induced poetry to epic sci-fi space operas. Are some people intrinsically more creative? Can creativity be taught or honed?
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