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Tag Archives: music

The Myth, the Legend, the Stradivarius

August 22, 2014by Tucker Leave a comment

When any master holds twixt chin and hand a violin of mine, he will be glad that Stradivarius lived, made violins and made them of the best. – George Eliot […]

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Art History, Scientific Research

Infographic: The Psychology of Music

November 26, 2013by Tucker Leave a comment

“What is best in music is not to be found in the notes.” -Gustav Mahler A nice little combo of science and trivia. Plus it looks nice…

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Scientific Research

The Semantics of Sound

August 13, 2013by Tucker 1 Comment

Day to day, I am bombarded with words. It’s amazing, really, how humans have wound and knotted letters into vast constellations of languages. We tell stories, express feelings, discuss maneuvers, […]

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Scientific Research

Relax! Your Brain Likes This Song

April 29, 2013by Tucker 1 Comment

A headline: BAND CREATES THE MOST RELAXING TUNE EVER. Well, that caught my attention, as absolutes in titles tend to do. “Who is this band with the audacity to claim […]

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Scientific Research

Einstein walks the line

January 23, 2012by Tucker 3 Comments

Einstein recognized the fine line between the subjects of art and science. Insight in his fields of mathematics and astrophysics were born of intuition and imagination. “When I examine myself […]

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