Episode 16: Music, Emotion and Fish with Dr. David Bashwiner Part 2
We are back, with Part 2 of ‘Music, Emotion and Fish’. If you haven’t had the chance to listen to Part 1, you can click back to Episode 15, Dr. David Bashwiner was just getting to his work on the Midshipman toadfish, and what it can teach us about musical desire in humans. In Part 1, Dr. Bashwiner described the ongoing debate in music theory as to whether music has some sort of evolutionary significance by impacting our ability to pass on our genes, and why focusing too much on this question is distracting. We then talked about what made him want to study the midshipman fish, and ended on the drive behind his research – wanting to understand the response of the listener to sound, and their appreciation of music.
Guest
Dr. David Bashwiner
Dr. David Baswiner is Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of New Mexico.
Dr. David Bashwiner got his BA in psychology from Cornell University, his Masters in music composition at the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. in music theory at the University of Chicago. His doctoral dissertation, “Musical Emotion: Toward a Biologically Grounded Theory,” explored the biological foundations of emotional responses to music.
Tracklistings
Mos Def – new world water
N.E.R.D – Life As a Fish
Schoolboy Q, Lil Baby – Water feat. Lil Baby
Masego - Shawty Fishin’ (Blame The Net)
Summer Walker – Smart Water
Solange – Stay Flo
Otis reading - Sittin on the dock of the bay
Fela Kuti – Water No Get Enemy
Pausal – Midshipman
Audio recording from National Geographic - Grumpy Toadfish Sing Strange Love Songs
Audio recording from Science Magazine – One of the loudest underwater sounds is made by an animal you wouldn’t expect
With music from Peoples Potential Unlimited Test Pressing by Benedek
Phase
Wavrunner
99 Ranch
Breeze
Ease Out
Jmz
Cold Flame
Show Me
Lonely Whale