Sep 25, 2026 · 22 min · 16 segments
Whats the difference between a worship song and a hymn? Its getting harder to tell these days, and maybe thats not such a bad thing.
David WolinHost
What happens when people sing together, when they combine their voices as one? You might say it unites their hearts together, at least metaphorically.
But now, science is weighing in, and it turns out there is more truth to that than anyone thought.
Swedish researchers have recently discovered that people in choirs, when they are singing together, there is more happening than just their voices joined in unison.
When you sing out, essentially a controlled exhale, your heart rate goes down a little.
What happens when people sing together, when they combine their voices as one? You might say it unites their hearts together, at least metaphorically.
But now, science is weighing in, and it turns out there is more truth to that than anyone thought.
Swedish researchers have recently discovered that people in choirs, when they are singing together, there is more happening than just their voices joined in unison.
When you sing out, essentially a controlled exhale, your heart rate goes down a little.
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