The volume and timbre of music have a significant impact on how people perceive the acoustics in a concert hall, according to two recent studies carried out by the research group of Aalto University Professor Tapio Lokki. ...
Other
Nov 5, 2020
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Using radiocarbon dating and CT scanning to study ancient bones, researchers have uncovered for the first time a Bronze Age tradition of retaining and curating human remains as relics over several generations.
Archaeology
Aug 31, 2020
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The year 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth, and in mid-June this year, he started trending on Twitter. Perhaps it wasn't so strange that Beethoven was popping up on social media platforms, but ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2020
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How is it that we can recognise the shape of an object despite only seeing a limited range of wave lengths? Radboud mathematician Walter van Suijlekom explains in a new publication in the journal Communications in Mathematical ...
Mathematics
Jul 14, 2020
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A new study published in the Journal Environmental Pollution by researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found that the Ultra Music Festival was likely stressful to toadfish.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2020
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The musical motives of a song emerge from the temporal arrangement of discrete tones. These tones normally have few durational values, and are organized in structured groups to create metrical patterns.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2020
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In the early days of the pandemic reaching Europe, the world watched as Italians emerged onto their balconies to sing the national anthem together, with the occasional performance by an opera star. But the effect is certainly ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2020
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Devotees of electronic music are snapping up space-enabled creative content as they collect unique digital keepsakes and access the latest releases.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2020
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When teachers use a funny joke, a cat video or even background music in their lessons, it can keep students from understanding the main content.
Education
Mar 19, 2020
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Proteins are the building blocks of life, and consequently, scientists have long studied how they can improve proteins and design completely new proteins that perform new functions and processes.
Biotechnology
Mar 17, 2020
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