What kind of creatures must we human beings be, to be played on by music as we are? Pianist Emily Logan explores the transformative power of music from point of view of psychology (How does it help us to express emotion and develop social bonds?), from that of neuroscience (How does it assist memory retrieval in dementia sufferers?), and from the perspective of a composer. Hear from Bill Thompson, Professor of Psychology at Macquarie University; Peter Vuust, neuroscientist at Aarhus University in Denmark; Nori Jacoby, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience at Columbia University in New York; and from Eileen Padgett, Vancouver-based composer. Ordinary Beauty by Eileen Padgett, played by UBC Chamber Strings (Eric Wilson, Conductor) with Emily Logan on piano, provides the musical backdrop for this episode.