The (jokey) title of the article is somewhat unfortunate as it confers a value to "musical taste". Anyway. > “This pretty convincingly rules out that the prefe

The (jokey) title of the article is somewhat unfortunate as it confers a value to "musical taste". Anyway. > “This pretty convincingly rules out that the preferences are things we’re born with,” McDermott argues. The word "nurture" may lead some to believe that tastes are fixed. Thankfully, they're not. Immersion in new forms of music is one of the great pleasures, and given enough time, all forms start making sense. The brain eventually recognizes patterns and finds pleasure.