Ongoing History Daily: More earworm studies
Scientists love to study how music interacts with the brain because it tells them so much about how that squishy stuff between our ears works. Earworms—those songs that get stuck
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Ongoing History Daily: Men, women, stress, and earworms
Everyone occasionally gets a song stuck in their head, but the frequency you suffer from them appears to depend on whether you’re male or female. Stuck Song Syndrome (also known
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: What makes an earworm stick in your head? (Part 3)
An earworm—an annoying short loop of a song in your head that just won’t stop—can be very annoying. In some people, earworms can even be debilitating and make life extremely
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: What makes an earworm stick in your head? (Part 2)
Here’s another fact about earworms, those song segments that get looped into our brains. Some people are more susceptible to earworms than others. For example, people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies tend
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Random music news for Saturday, February 11, 2023
How many podcasts like this exist? (It’s a parody, but it’s awfully accurate.) Try some music news for February 11, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Dinosaur rock. Van
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Exterminating Earworms
Most of us are familiar with earworms, those unwanted catchy songs that get caught on an endless loop inside your head. Usually, earworms aren’t that bad and will go away
Read MoreFive fascinating medical mysteries of music
[This is my weekly music column for Global News. -AC] As far as evolutionary biologists can determine, there was no need for humans to develop music. There are theories, of
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Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 173: WARNING! Earworms Ahead
Listener discretion is advised for anyone susceptible to getting a song stuck in their heads. Which is, like, everyone since 98% of us get earworms. On what is likely going
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Random Music News for Tuesday, May 9, 2017
It was on this day that The Pill was approved for use in the US. That didn’t change society much, did it? And now, the music news for May 9.
Read MoreMore Study of Earworms. Why Do Some Songs Get Caught in Your Head?
I cannot get Twenty One Pilots’ “Heathens” out of my head. I don’t particularly like the song but it’s managed to lodge itself in my brain on a 20-second loop
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The 20 WORST Earworm Songs. (WARNING: Think Before You Click!)
I will not be responsible for what will go through your head if you continue to read this post. But if you’re (a) curious; or (b) a sucker for punishment,
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