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Why That Bass Beat Moves UsBass notes lay down beats in music worldwide, and new research may reveal why that is — the ear responds better to rhythms set by deeper sounds, scientists say.
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4 Unusual Ways Music Can Tune Up the Brainneuroscience -
Your Favorite Novel Is Now A SoundtrackA new computer science project translates emotions described in books into music.
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Smart DJs Use Mathematics to Mix the Perfect Beat (Op-Ed)Opinion If DJs do a bad job of the mix, the two beat lines from each song won’t blend into each other. The most likely result of such a faux pas would be an instantly empty dance floor.
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'TransProse' Software Creates Musical Soundtracks from Bookstechnology -
Hot Tchaikovsky: Fertile Women Prefer Complex ComposersWomen in the fertile phase of their menstrual cycle are more likely than women in the nonfertile phase to say they'd be interested in a fling with the composer of a complex tune.
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Decoding Music's Resonance: Researcher and Performer Parag Chordia (Op-Ed)Opinion From insights into the mind are emerging new apps that attempt to turn everyone into a music performer.
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New Tattoo Makes Sweet MusicA new visual art project uses a sensor that crawls across the skin to read out and play music that is inked into the flesh.
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Why Some People Don't Like MusicSome people just don't enjoy music, even though they can experience pleasure in other ways.
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