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Study Finds That Mozart Music Makes You Smarter

by afshinmeh on 7/25/22, 12:18 PM with 6 comments

  • by Phrenzy on 7/25/22, 2:23 PM

    If I listen to Mozart, will I become smart enough to prove this silly theory wrong?
  • by PaulHoule on 7/25/22, 12:33 PM

    I remember that the authors of ‘Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain’ were pushing this one in the 1970s. It’s one of those things only GPT-3 would believe right up there with watching Tik Tok can give you a tic.
  • by isaacfrond on 7/25/22, 3:05 PM

    The nature paper itself (it's not even a full page)

    https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1038/365611a0

  • by alexvoda on 7/26/22, 3:28 PM

    This is basic correlation vs causation filterable stuff.
  • by throwaway81523 on 7/25/22, 2:36 PM

    From 1993. And I thought it was long discredited.