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Henkjan Honing studies what musicality is or can be and to what extent human beings share musicality with other animals. His aim is to define the cognitive and biological mechanisms that underpin musicality. In addition to a research agenda (The Origins of Musicality, 2018, MIT Press), Honing has published several books for the general public, including the English-language publications Music Cognition: The Basics (2021, Routledge) and The Evolving Animal Orchestra (2019, MIT Press). Honing’s books and lectures are popular with a broad audience and are appreciated both inside and outside the scientific world.