Daniel J. Levitin at U of T Bookstore Reading Series

Daniel J. Levitin, author of The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature (Viking Canada) is at the U of T Bookstore Reading Series on Tuesday, September 16 at 4:00 p.m. In the Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park, Walter Hall (basement), Toronto.

This is a free event and all are welcome.

Daniel Levitin's new book showcases his daring theory of "six songs," illuminating how the brain evolved to play and listen to music in six fundamental forms — for knowledge, friendship, ceremony, joy, comfort, and love. Levitin shows how music and dance enabled the social bonding and friendship necessary for human culture and society to evolve.