Enhance Life with Music

Ep. 207: Decoding Musical Taste – How Music, AI & Culture Shape What You Love to Listen To; with Nolan Gasser, PhD

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What makes you press play? Dr. Nolan Gasser—architect of Pandora’s Music Genome Project and music consultant for Google DeepMind—returns to reveal how human insight and AI are teaming up to unlock the secrets of musical taste. We dive into his new PBS special, “Why You Like It: Decoding Musical Taste,” an interactive experience that blends live music, science, and a one-of-a-kind app that generates personalized playlists using cutting-edge AI. Discover the art and science of musical taste – and how technology is reshaping the future of musical preference.

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