Search results for musical preferences

Social Sciences Apr 22, 2024

Danish children encounter four typical family learning environments

Do children have regular bedtimes and do parents enforce strict screen time policies? And do parents take their children to museums so that they can learn from an early age? Or is everyday life more about having fun together, ...

Social Sciences Mar 28, 2024

Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive since 1980, study finds

The lyrics of English-language songs have become simpler and more repetitive over the past 40 years, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

Education Mar 20, 2024

ChatGPT is an effective tool for planning field work, school trips and even holidays, say scientists

Researchers exploring ways to utilize ChatGPT for work, say it could save organizations and individuals a lot of time and money when it comes to planning trips.

Plants & Animals Mar 20, 2024

French bulldogs remain the most popular US breed in new rankings. Many fans aren't happy

French bulldogs. U.S. dog owners. C'est l'amour.

Mathematics Feb 27, 2024

Pythagoras was wrong: There are no universal musical harmonies, study finds

The tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate our appreciation of harmony, new research shows. The findings challenge centuries of Western music theory and encourage greater experimentation with instruments ...

Economics & Business Feb 23, 2024

Marketing experts measure brain waves and skin current to predict emotions

Machines still can't think, but now they can validate your feelings, based on new research from New Jersey Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Jorge Fresneda.

Social Sciences Feb 23, 2024

The danger of reading too much into IQ tests, and the crucial cognitive skills they don't measure

Many people object to intelligence tests. Some say IQ test scores are too often abused. They says it's unfair that when children "fail" these tests it can mean they receive a worse secondary education than their more successful ...

Social Sciences Jan 31, 2024

Is a Pennsylvania groundhog's prediction accurate in your neck of the woods?

Persuaded by pomp and pageantry, people across the nation are more likely to put faith in a Pennsylvania groundhog's weather predictions than those made by local woodchucks, according to a national survey query made on behalf ...

Social Sciences Jan 19, 2024

Pandemic music struck a darker chord, study finds

A new study examining the music people listened to during the pandemic has revealed a taste for more downbeat and darker music—in direct contrast to music recommended to raise the spirits.

Social Sciences Jan 15, 2024

Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries

A phone fixation may seem at odds with an attraction to books. But the latter may offer a much-needed reprieve from the former.

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