Music
Music and science - the two probably have more in common than you think. Music has the power to change the way your brain and your body function, whether it is the calming effect gentle classical music can have on your wellbeing, or the increase in heartbeat dance music can create to supercharge your workout, there is a lot of psychology involved with music (for example what's the deal with earworms?!?). Of course the actual science behind what is sound, how we record music and why evolved to enjoy music are also of great importance.

Physics, AI and music all share a common thread. You just have to look closely enough

Studying science can lead you in many directions and open many doors.
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AI could create music that can manipulate your emotions – and voting choices

AI can churn out tunes that mimic our best songwriters. But will any of these new tracks ever really resonate with us?
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This AI can make you a perfect personalised playlist by reading your innermost thoughts

Want to make a pop hit? Use this AI.
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Gifts for music lovers and audiophiles

The best audio tech, music merch and decorative memorabilia for the music fans out there.
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The 10 best portable speakers for an outdoor party

Take your tunes on the go and bring the party outdoors with our pick of the best portable speakers.
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The best turntables and record players in 2024

Get the most out of your vinyl record collection with our carefully selected picks of the best turntables.
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Why are minor chords sad and major chords happy?

Chords can be used in music to help brighten or darken a mood.
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Major melodies might only be considered happier than minor in Western society

Major chords sound happy, minor ones sound sad, unless you're from Papua New Guinea.
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Specific neurons in your brain light up when you hear singing

Neuroscientists hope to learn more about what aspects of singing cause these neurons to respond in this way, building on earlier work investigating the relationship between music and the human brain.
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What is the Fibonacci sequence?

Flowers, pinecones, shells, fruits, hurricanes and even spiral galaxies, all exhibit the Fibonacci sequence.
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Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster: The guitar of the future?

Fender goes to Mexico to create a stripped-down, lower cost version of its increasingly popular ‘true electric-acoustic hybrid guitar’.
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How an AI finished Beethoven's last symphony and what that means for the future of music

Computer scientists have teamed up with historians, musicologists and composers to teach an artificial intelligence to compose like Beethoven.
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