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b'Does randomness lie in the eye of the beholder? \\u2018What\\u2019 is music? Why is ordering often a consequence of scaling? Is there such a thing as non-repetitive music? Do there need to be \\u2018types\\u2019 for there to be repetitions? Are there patterns out there independent of us? What would a Kantian say? Are fundamental algorithms at the heart of Nature? Does this conflict with fundamental laws of physics? Why can\\u2019t finite state machines count? Are Turing machines able to recognize repetitions? How? Why isn\\u2019t any combination of notes a raga? Why is \\u2018Sa\\u2019 the fixed point in Hindustani classical music? Can the link between moods and musical keys / notes / ragas be understood via the pigeonhole principle? Is there a deep link between repetition and consonance (or dissonance)? Do we tend to classify things that are not \\u2018not different\\u2019? Is the ability to have knowledge of similarity a distinct faculty? How are multiple renditions \\u2018in\\u2019 a raga same yet different? Can repetitions help charge our musical consciousness? Do ever-fresh accents make repetitions rhythms? Is there asymmetric dependence of error on truth? &, do hallucinations \\u2018repeat\\u2019 Reality? SynTalk thinks about these & more questions using ideas from theoretical computer science (Dr. Arkadev Chattopadhyay, TIFR, Mumbai), music studies/history (Prof. Partho Datta, JNU, New Delhi), & philosophy (Prof. Anand Vaidya, San Jos\\xe9 State University, San Jos\\xe9). Listen in...'