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Going to concerts can help you live longer, study claims
[Photo by: Pexels] Does a gig a day keep the doctor away? Regularly attending concerts can apparently increase your life span and boost wellbeing, according to a new study commissioned by British telecom company O2 and carried out by behavioral science expert Patrick Fagan. Read more: Study shows metal music is good for your brain […]
Research shows Spotify is changing the way songs are titled
Do you think song titles have changed much over the past few years? Maybe you've thought they've used more unique words? Or even gotten shorter? If you've noticed any of these changes—you're absolutely correct. Read more: Spotify says 2 million users found a way to secretly block ads Michael Tauberg, a self-described “engineer interested in words […]
Study says BMTH, Marilyn Manson fans are more neurotic, less agreeable
If you’re a fan of Bring Me The Horizon, would you consider yourself a little neurotic? Maybe not-so-conscientious? Well, according to a study by researchers at Stanford University and Cambridge University, they’re thinking that could be the case—and it’s totally based off your Facebook “Likes.” Read more: Bring Me The Horizon talk new music, cite […]
Pizza a healthier breakfast food than cereal, dietitian says
[Photos by: Pexels] In the latest dietary news—from a nutrition expert who's clearly doing the Lord's work—a piece of pizza may be a more beneficial breakfast food than your regular ol' bowl of cereal. Time to trade your Lucky Charms for a slice! Read more: MCR-themed pizzas seem better than revenge Dietitian Chelsey Amer tells […]
Study shows metal music is good for your brain
[Photo by: Pexels] Need a reason to crank up the jams? Listening to metal music can actually improve your mental health, according to a new study published in the Journal of Community Psychology. Looks like it's time to start headbanging! Read more: Study explains why we don't like new music In “Contextualizing the Mental Health […]
20 study songs to get you through the school year
Studying is often more enjoyable and more productive with some good tunes in the background. Whether you’re cooped up in a Starbucks, spread out at the library or holed up at your dorm desk, here are 20 songs for every intense studying scenario. Read more: 12 fascinating scientific studies about music that’ll make you nerd […]
Study explains why you don't like new music past your teen years
[Photo by: Pexels] Why don't people like new music? Are today's artists really lacking in comparison to past performers? A new study from The New York Times examines why we tend to prefer the music from our formative, teenage years. Read more: How soon can you tell if a song is happy or sad? Even […]
New study finds 'Pokémon Go' led to an increase in traffic accidents
[Photo by: Niantic] It appears that people playing Pokémon Go—the popular, location-based augmented reality game that swept the globe on release in July 2016—actually led to an increase in traffic accidents, according to a new study. Read more: Video game about cooking eggs sends you to hell As covered by Rolling Stone, the recent paper […]
Study shows internet trolls are likely to be psychopaths, sadists
A recent scientific study has found that internet trolls are likely to be psychopaths and sadists. The new findings attempt to unpack the psychological motivations behind quarrelsome and inflammatory posting online. Read more: Can you tell if a song is happy or sad from the first few notes? If you've ever been the victim of […]
10 reasons to study abroad
[Photo by: Taylor Scott/Instagram] Many students have doubts as to whether or not they should study abroad. Maybe they are too afraid to go out on their own, or maybe it might feel like it’s way too much work. Which is sad, because not many students in the world are given this awesome opportunity. The […]
Turns out zombies tend to be the fast ones, according to neuroscience
Real-life “zombies” are the fast ones, says neuroscience. The lazy, lumbering spectres seen in classic horror flicks like Night Of The Living Dead just don't compare to our closest experience of zombification: Sleepwalking. Read more: 10 essential odes to zombies Contrary to the slow pace of the fictional walking dead, those who “rise from the […]
Get goosebumps while listening to music? Here's what it means
[Photo by: ZME Science] Do you ever get goosebumps from listening to music? Apparently the phenomenon is pretty rare. A student at Harvard decided to study people who get chills from music and his findings are amazing. Read more: Why do people mosh? Matthew Sachs did the study while in undergrad at Harvard last year. He […]
Teens think Twenty One Pilots, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco are "cool," according to new study
Emo tunes are ~cool~ with the teens, according to a new Google study about what teens and Gen Z think are “lit.” They define cool as “just being yourself, embracing what you love, rejecting what you don’t and being kind to others,” and in terms of music, it’s about tunes that “make them feel something.” […]
Yes, aggressive music can actually be good for you
In the Falling In Reverse song “I’m Not A Vampire,” Ronnie Radke sings, “Hi, my name is Ronnie/I’m an addict/Daddy should have never raised me on Black Sabbath.” While it’s a cute quip, it is, as far as psychology goes, inaccurate. While many concerned parents and outsiders like to blame heavy, aggressive music for a […]
Amazing interactive graphic defines punk with numbers
It’s a never-ending debate: What really is punk? Music, fashion and lifestyle all play into to that definition—however, when it’s time to really get down to the heart of that universal term, all those subjective measures just don’t make the cut. Unlike genres and band T-shirts, no one can argue with numbers. That’s something that […]
Musicians are three times more likely to be depressed, says new study
A new study conducted by Help Musicians UK in conjunction with University of Westminster has found musicians may be three times more susceptible to depression and anxiety than the general public. How did they find this? Well, the preliminary research surveyed 2,211 musicians, making it the largest initiative of its kind in the United Kingdom. Read more: Musicians […]
Independent musicians face significant challenges with business communication, study says
[Photo credit: Grizzlee Martin] People who get their start in music may not fully realize the business aspect of the industry, and a new study from North Carolina State University finds that independent musicians face “significant business communication challenges” when they first enter the industry. “I found that rock musicians, particularly those without major label […]
Listening to music with others reduces stress, study says
Concerts may be better for you than originally thought. According to a new study from the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, listening to music with others leads to decreased stress levels. Researchers analyzed saliva samples and responses from 53 participants after listening to music five times per day for seven consecutive days. The results proved that […]
Live music reduces stress, says new study
According to a new study from the Centre For Performance Science in London, experiencing live music can reduce a person’s level of stress hormones. Read more: Study attempts to find why so many people hate Nickelback Researches analyzed before-and-after saliva samples of 117 volunteers across two separate concerts. Results indicated lower levels of cortisol and cortisone (stress […]
"Should I worry if my child is goth?" asks British newspaper
A popular British newspaper, The Guardian, has shared a new think-piece that responds to a study in The Lancet Psychiatry, which suggests your child is three times more likely to self-harm if they identify as a “committed goth,” when juxtaposed with those who claim otherwise. Feature: Dressing like the damned on a hot day (without bursting […]
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