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Taylor Swift fans have been linked to some well-reported seismic activity during her current worldwide ‘Eras’ concert tour. With none other than the Seismological Society of America, which has been researching earthquakes since the Great San Francisco … Continue reading Rockin’ on the Richter scale: Seismologists rank the top concert-quakes
Researchers have found that more than 50 Taylor Swift songs have an optimal tempo for delivering effective chest compressions during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR. They’re hoping that Swift’s music will teach fans – and others – … Continue reading Taylor Swift’s music could be used to save lives, heart experts say
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, have reported the first large-scale investigation into the genetics of musical rhythm. The landmark study homed in on nearly 70 genetic variants linked with our… Continue reading Researchers discover the genes that help you groove to music
In 2020 an extraordinary video went viral. It featured Marta Cinta González Saldaña, a former ballet dancer suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease in her senior years. In the video, Saldaña is played a piece from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and suddenly she flashes awake and begins moving to a dance routine she presumably rehearsed over and over in her younger days.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: pop music, Brain, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Northeastern University
Continue reading Music shows promising potential for slowing the progression of dementia
A fascinating new study has shed light on the phenomenon of using sound for pain relief. Using state-of-the-art brain-imaging techniques an international team of researchers has uncovered the neural mechanism by which sound reduces pain sensitivity, an… Continue reading Sound can blunt pain in an unexpected way
France’s Wild Customs has created a $10k special-edition guitar based on a 1934 Ford Coupe hot rod owned by legendary ZZ Top frontman Billy F Gibbons, and featuring the company’s carousel pickup system rocking the bearded one’s signature pickup set.Con… Continue reading Wild Customs hot-rods BFG guitar with carousel of Texas tones
Everyone can relate to the experience of feeling a chill reverberate across their body upon listening to a favorite song. We know listening to music can provoke strong sensations of pleasure and prior imaging studies have illustrated deeply complex pat… Continue reading Brain study brings us closer to understanding why music moves us
If we’re to celebrate all forms of human endeavor here at New Atlas, then I don’t want to go a minute longer without featuring a young man who seems to be pushing against every boundary of music, all at once.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyT… Continue reading Millennial Mozart: The boundless creative genius of Jacob Collier
Researchers have developed a new method for transmitting data to smartphones – by embedding it in music. That means phones might one day receive Wi-Fi passwords or local information via tunes floating through the airwaves, with no perceptible… Continue reading Scientists can use data hidden in music to send Wi-Fi passwords to your phone