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Why Singers Might Be Covid-19 Super-SpreadersChoirs are a secret lifeblood of our country. It’s unclear when and how we’ll ever sing together again.Sara Austin·Added May 6, 2020·8 min readSara Austin·Added May 6, 2020·8 min read
Why Musicians Have Better MemoryResearch is revealing a link between musicians and memory skills. What does that mean for the rest of us?Tom Jacobs·Added Feb 21, 2020·4 min readTom Jacobs·Added Feb 21, 2020·4 min read
Why Listening to Sad Music Makes You Feel BetterThere’s science behind the coping benefits of melancholy artMarkham Heid·Added Sep 5, 2019·4 min readMarkham Heid·Added Sep 5, 2019·4 min read
Something You Don’t Want to Hear About EarbudsYoung adults are experiencing hearing loss and experts say earbuds are to blame. But there are ways to jam out safely.Ashley Laderer·Added Aug 19, 2019·5 min readAshley Laderer·Added Aug 19, 2019·5 min read
Music Therapy for the Premature BrainUnlocking the power of music for newbornsErman Misirlisoy, PhD·Added Jun 12, 2019·3 min readErman Misirlisoy, PhD·Added Jun 12, 2019·3 min read
Do Productivity Playlists Actually Work?The science behind listening to music to concentrateElisabeth Sherman·Added May 22, 2019·5 min readElisabeth Sherman·Added May 22, 2019·5 min read
How I’m Preparing for the Dementia I Believe I’ll GetMild to moderate dementia lasts for years — so why not make them good ones?Tia Powell·Added Apr 12, 2019·4 min readTia Powell·Added Apr 12, 2019·4 min read
