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Why does music give us goosebumps?

Vox Oct 9, 2026 12:00
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Have you ever been listening to a song and your body has a reaction? Maybe it’s goosebumps, or even shedding a few tears. Unexplainable host Noam Hassenfeld and Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath both had the same question: Why does music create these bodily responses? Noam talked to Elizabeth Margulis,  director of the Music Cognition Lab at Princeton University, to get answers. Listen to the episode on Netflix, or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by @sonos. 📸: Amelia Meath by Tonje Thilesen Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts
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