Technology & society
Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness
Chapter by Tod Machover, the Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music and Media; Rébecca Kleinberger SM '14, PhD '20; and Alexandra Rieger SM '18, doctoral candidate in media arts and sciences
Penguin Random House · 2024
In their chapter, "Composing the Future of Health," the co-authors discuss their approach to combining scientific research, technology innovation, and new composing strategies to create evidence-based, emotionally potent music that can delight and heal.
From Summer 2024 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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