<description>&lt;p&gt;Reading a book, going to the movies, listening to your favorite band&amp;hellip; you call them hobbies, but acclaimed scientist Daisy Fancourt calls them public health strategies. She joins producer Mary to discuss her new book,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives&lt;/em&gt;, and shares insights from her research&amp;mdash;like the fact that engaging with the arts reduces the risk of depression, and listening to music before surgery results in faster healing. Daisy also explains why she&amp;rsquo;s hopeful in the face of widespread cuts to arts funding, and why you don&amp;rsquo;t have to be good at the arts to benefit from them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Buy &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/art-cure-the-science-of-how-the-arts-save-lives-daisy-fancourt/5ba7caef8f2663d1?ean=9781250364531&amp;amp;next=t"&gt;Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Got a question or idea for the show? Call our hotline at (302) 405-5925 or email higeniuses@gmail.com.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow us on Instagram&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/parttimegenius/"&gt;@parttimegenius&lt;/a&gt; and Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/parttimegenius.bsky.social"&gt;@parttimegenius.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn more about your ad choices at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com"&gt;https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Does Listening to Music Make You Healthier? with Daisy Fancourt

FEB 3, 202640 MIN
Part-Time Genius

Does Listening to Music Make You Healthier? with Daisy Fancourt

FEB 3, 202640 MIN

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Reading a book, going to the movies, listening to your favorite band… you call them hobbies, but acclaimed scientist Daisy Fancourt calls them public health strategies. She joins producer Mary to discuss her new book, Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives, and shares insights from her research—like the fact that engaging with the arts reduces the risk of depression, and listening to music before surgery results in faster healing. Daisy also explains why she’s hopeful in the face of widespread cuts to arts funding, and why you don’t have to be good at the arts to benefit from them.  Buy Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives Got a question or idea for the show? Call our hotline at (302) 405-5925 or email [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram @parttimegenius and Bluesky @parttimegenius.bsky.social! Learn more about your ad choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.