Analyzing Reactions to Music

Sophie Bushwick and Lucy Tu report how AI with simultaneous access to biometric and audio data can predict hit songs by analyzing heart rates when music is playing.

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Emo

Justin Sayles provides a short review of emo music and its makers.

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Deben Bhattacharya, Ethnomusicologist

Megan Jacobini de Fazio tells the story of the pioneering ethnomusicologist Deben Bhattacharya . Bhattacharya drove from Great Britain to India, recording music as he traveled.

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Benefits From Playing Music

John Rampton outlines the benefits of playing music .

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Capitalism Without Capital

Bill Gates has focused attention on Haskel and Weslake's 2017 book, Capitalism Without Capital , which notes the difference between traditional capital-intensive industries such as metallurgy and heavy manufacturing, and software and art creation, which can be undertaken with less capital.

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