Today in background noise

June 25, 2013 by Michael Rushton Leave a Comment

Researchers report the soothing sounds of a Mozart minuet boosts the ability of children and seniors to focus on a task and ignore extraneous information. (Pacific Standard)

Reported today on Artsjournal.com:

Researchers “found that a level of ambient noise typical of a bustling coffee shop or a television playing in a living room, about 70 decibels, enhanced performance compared with the relative quiet of 50 decibels” (New York Times)

Bonus video:

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Canvas Art on John Carey’s “What Good are the Arts?”: “Nice read! Carey’s idea that art doesn’t automatically make us better people was surprising but refreshing it makes the whole…” Dec 19, 12:23
Michael Rushton on John Carey’s “What Good are the Arts?”: “His The Intellectuals and the Masses is also really worth your while.” Dec 19, 09:33
John Carnwath on John Carey’s “What Good are the Arts?”: “Thanks! I hadn’t come across John Carey prior to this. I look forward to reading the book!” Dec 19, 09:29
Michael Rushton on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “Thank you Joan. Maybe in some cases – but often I think it is just something decided in a distant…” Nov 30, 13:06
Joan Jeffri on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “Interesting discussion. No matter what school or what intellectual focus, the reality is that arts administration programs are in so…” Nov 30, 11:10

Share:

Related

Leave a Reply Cancel reply