Credit-crunched Brits chill out in 'world's most relaxing room'

Oct 24, 2008

As the financial crisis kicks in and stress levels surge, one British boffin claims to have invented the world's most relaxing room -- just the thing to soothe away the troubles. Professor Richard Wiseman has examined 30 years' worth of research to concoct what he believes is the most relaxing combination of colours, sounds and smells.



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