Joseph Jordania
The Georgian-Australian musicologist who looks for where choral singing, and the first questions, came from.
Books
- Who Asked the First Question?2006
His book on the origins of choral singing, intelligence, language and speech, where Alex's question comes in.
- Why Do People Sing?2011
Music in human evolution, and his case that our ancestors' singing started as a defense against predators.
Mentioned in
In praise of asking, part one
Answers got cheap, so where does a good question come from? The story starts with a parrot asking “What’s that?” in front of a mirror, and goes on to silent classrooms and an AI that never needs anything.