Classic music

Science (10 Dec, 2007)
Hard-Rock and Classic Music Could Lead to Road Accidents, New Survey Says

Many countries have already banned mobile phone talks while driving. A new research conducted by British scientists showed that different types of music have a different effect on a driver. Could certain types of music be banned too? ...
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//3 Nov 21, 2008 02:31 PM | posted by: summer_rain [InfoTOT]

Why don't they investigate on other more important factors leading to car accidents, such as talking on mobile phones during driving for example? yeah, music may have a certain part here too( classic music makes you sleepy, hard rock on the contrary excites you too much), but, in my opinion, these are just minor damaging factors since they don't have such a big influence on human consciousness, on the contrary, they have more impact on subconsciousness.

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//2 Dec 26, 2007 09:05 AM | posted by: givoly [InfoTOT]

The research above still seems incomplete to me. It doesn't clearly show whether soft/monotonous music would be more likely to make a driver drowsy or not, for instance. Too often I see radio stations broadcast at night soft music - one might hypohthesize that such music would tend to make a driver listening to it more drowsy, less alert, and hence, more likely to be involved in a car accident.

One method to complete this research might be to document what was playing in cars at the time of accidents. Was the radio on? what was the volume? was it playing in-car content (CD/DVD/etc.) or broadcast? if broadcast, was it playing a radio channel, if so, what was that channel playing, at the time of the accident and in the few minutes prior? if in-car audio, what was it playing?

If sufficient data is collected it might be possible to statistically correlate and help determine not only whether certain types of music or volume have impact on the abilities of driver's to drive better - but it will be empirical evidence of direct cause for accidents.

The power of such findings could be a clearly preventative form of accidents. If we know what sorts of music (or audio sources) are less likely to produce accidents, people would be able to "tune into them" when driving. Likewise, radio stations listened to often by drivers might focus on airing different content dependent on the time of day in order to reduce their impact on car accidents (if such an impact exists).

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//1 Dec 26, 2007 07:51 AM | posted by: Tal Givoly

One method to complete this research might be to document what was playing in cars at the time of accidents. Was the radio on? what was the volume? was it playing in-car content (CD/DVD/etc.) or broadcast? if broadcast, was it playing a radio channel, if so, what was that channel playing, at the time of the accident and in the few minutes prior? if in-car audio, what was it playing?

If sufficient data is collected it might be possible to statistically correlate and help determine not only whether certain types of music or volume have impact on the abilities of driver's to drive better - but it will be empirical evidence of direct cause for accidents.

The power of such findings could be a clearly preventative form of accidents. If we know what sorts of music (or audio sources) are less likely to produce accidents, people would be able to "tune into them" when driving. Likewise, radio stations listened to often by drivers might focus on airing different content dependent on the time of day in order to reduce their impact on car accidents (if such an impact exists).

Offbeat (02 Apr, 2007)
Russia's Internet Award Was Given Away

Russian's have their own way of celebrating the best web resources on the Russian Internet. They have an award, called "The ROTOR", which is given way every year to a series of best sites. ...
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Current Events (07 Sep, 2007)
The World Says Rest in Peace to Luciano Pavarotti

Fair well, Luciano Pavarotti, says the world to the "Golden Voice" of the 20th century. ...
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//2 Sep 12, 2007 05:32 AM | posted by: ONest

Goood bay maestro...

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//1 Sep 07, 2007 12:00 AM | posted by: alcotrazz [InfoBIG]

It is a great loss indeed.I never was a fan of his, but I admired his voice... it was one of the best and there are none alike...

Science (10 Jul, 2008)
Our Brain Enjoys More When Music is Played Live by a Musician rather than a Computer

Neuroscientists discovered that computerized gets less response from the brain than the response to the same melody played by a professional pianist. ...
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//3 Jul 24, 2008 08:40 PM | posted by: kme

This study confuses two issues: 1) the emotional response to music with regular chords/melodies (ie "classical") vs that with "unexpected chords", whatever that is, (computer/electronic) and 2) Live music vs music played by a computer.

So would neo-romantic film music be more emotionally pleasing than a live orchestra playing Schoenberg or would electronic dance music be more satisfying that an atonal string quartet? *sigh*

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//2 Jul 21, 2008 11:56 AM | posted by: rohit manoj arey [InfoKID]

ya it may be true i believe in this..

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//1 Jul 12, 2008 06:09 AM | posted by: rohit manoj arey [InfoKID]

yeah..i may not scientifiaclly but feel more pleased towards music when i heard it live then in my pc..

Science (12 Mar, 2009)
Analyzing Musical Preferences and Level of Intelligence

Fans of Beyonce and Lil' Wayne may be disappointed to find that they're not really smart, according to a study carried out by a Californian student, who collected musical preferences of American high-school students and matched them with their performance at school. ...
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//13 Sep 26, 2009 05:57 PM | posted by: Jordan

I listen to both Lil Wayne And Beethoven Regularly and i love both types of music. So am i stupid or smart? I like listening to lotsa different types of music because i have an open mind. Unlike me, most teenagers don't have Beethoven and Tchaikovsky on their Ipod though...

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//12 Aug 12, 2009 11:44 AM | posted by: snorkin

to Dan:

You're right that correlation does not equal causation, however, there was nothing in the article mentioning causation.

It merely states that smart kids like Beethoven and dumb kids like Lil' Wayne.

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//11 Aug 01, 2009 01:23 PM | posted by: Sarah

I think there's a confounding variable at play here. Beethoven isn't necessarily causally responsible for higher SAT scores--more likely this reflects the fact that those who are more likely to study and hire tutors and retake the SAT several times are also those who would place a higher value on listening to classical music.

Science (13 Apr, 2009)
Bad Mood Leads to Improved Ability to Remember Things

According to Australian researchers, when people are in a bad mood, they have a better recall compared to the times when they enjoy bright sunny days. ...
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