Ongoing History Daily: Do babies need live music? Yes.
A question from new parents: “Should I expose my baby to live music?” The answer is “yes.” A recent study at the University of Toronto revealed that infants have longer
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The Cassini Spacecraft is About to Plunge into Saturn. Astrophysicists Turn That into Music.
Since the Cassini spacecraft left Earth in 1997, it has sent us some astounding pictures as well as terabytes of data about Saturn. Now, though, Cassini’s mission is almost over
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TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet Orbits Turned into Music
If you’ve been following the search for our new alien overlords, you’re probably as fascinated as I am with the TRAPPIST-1 system, which astronomers say might be a great place
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Canadian AI Researchers Get a Program to Write a Christmas Carol (With Mixed Results)
Boffins at the University of Toronto deep into studying the potential of artificial intelligence have managed to create an AI that wrote a Christmas carol. Their “neural karaoke” program can
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The Weeknd Donated Some Money to the University of Toronto
Many people feel a strong connection to their heritage and where their families came from. This is even more true for the children of immigrants. Apparently, this is also true
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A Night of Music and Science at U of T
It’s not every day that two passions of mine–music and science–show up in one place. This week, the University of Toronto held an event called “Sounds of Science: Music, Technology,
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