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Breakthrough: Physicists calculate mass of heaviest elementary particle - rt.com

Breakthrough: Physicists calculate mass of heaviest elementary particle – rt.com

“Scientists participating in four different particle collider experiments joined forces, combined their data, and did together what would’ve been much harder to do alone: Calculate the mass of the top quark, the heaviest elementary particle…

Announced at physics conference in Italy last week, the calculation has been hailed as in important step that will enable scientists to continue other…

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String Theory - en.wikipedia.org

String Theory – en.wikipedia.org

“The starting point for string theory is the idea that the point-like particles of elementary particle physics can also be modeled as one-dimensional objects called strings. According to string theory, strings can oscillate in many ways. On distance scales larger than the string radius, each oscillation mode gives rise to a different species of particle, with its mass, charge, and other…

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Springtime ignites with melodious birdsong - commdiginews.com

Springtime ignites with melodious birdsong – commdiginews.com

“Gracing humanity with their melodious symphonic sounds, North American songbirds call attention to the advent of springtime…

According to Wikipedia, there are approximately 4,000 species of songbirds worldwide, with evidence suggesting they evolved over 50 million years ago…

There are approximately 650 species of songbirds who reside within North America, according to The Cornell Lab of…

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Degraded Time-Frequency Acuity to Time-Reversed Notes - plosone.org

Degraded Time-Frequency Acuity to Time-Reversed Notes – plosone.org

“Introduction

It has long been proposed that the human auditory system is in some way “optimized” for natural sounds. Ecological theories of perception suggest that hearing evolved to detect the sounds necessary for survival and successful reproduction. Such sounds fall into three groups: those of conspecifics, heterospecifics (predators and prey of humans), and the elements….

The shape of a…

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Quantum Physics, Music, and Consciousness

Quantum Physics, Music, and Consciousness

See link, http://www.spaceandmotion.com/mathematical-physics/mathematics-music-waves-vibrating-space.htm

“The relationship between mathematics and music (vibrations / sound waves) is well known, and in hindsight it is obvious that mathematics, maths physics, music (sound waves) and musical instruments exist because matter is a wave…

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Wisconsin nursing homes turn to iPods - extras.mnginteractive.com

Wisconsin nursing homes turn to iPods – extras.mnginteractive.com

‘Relaxation is one of the program’s goals, said Brooke Smith, Hillview’s recreational therapy manager.

“We also wanted to lessen the anti-psychotic or anti-anxiety medications,” she said. “We would love to see increased cognition. And instead of pain medication, we hope the music will divert their attention from pain.” ‘

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A Piano for Every Child May Sound Impossible, but in Some Schools It’s Happening – takepart.com "Five-year-olds have so many neurons flying in their brains that they need to use them. The benefit of music is that it makes things connect more easily.

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Oscars 2014: The Lady in Number 6, Alice Herz-Sommer film, wins best documentary short "The Lady in Number 6, a film about the renowned concert pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, has won the Oscar for best documentary short. " -the guardian