Decades ago, I was the best man for my buddy Charlie and placed in charge of driving the bridal car from the church to the reception. The happy couple was in the back
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Most of us would probably like to believe that we project something of ourselves to the universe when it comes to our tastes in music. It might, but not necessarily in the ways,
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I’m going to tread lightly with this column, hoping to avoid any negative trappings of ageism or inter-generational bashing. But the fact is we
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The University of Cambridge is conducting a study involving the capacity people have for empathy and their willingness (or stubbornness) when it comes to rules and regulations. Their method is to extrapolate psychological
Read MoreCan your musical tastes give the world insight into how your brain works? Why, yes. Yes, it can. Your playlists and favourites indicate how you think. From CNET: Researchers from the University of Cambridge,
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If we’re honest, we’re all music snobs to some extent. But what shapes those musical tastes? Why do you hate and disdain some genres of music while loving others? What is it about
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Having trouble finding your soulmate because you keep running into musical differences? Noisey attempts to help. Is there anything worse than being balls deep in your favorite jam, knowing the really good part
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The British love their surveys–and here’s another one. People who admitted to adulterous relationships were quizzed on their musical preferences by IllicitEncouter.com, a let’s-have-an-affair website. In other words, this is social research masquerading
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I nominate this study as the dumbest piece of music-related scientific research of the last five years. From The Telegraph: Teenagers who despair of their parents’ music tastes should beware – their own
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