"We Don't Talk About Bruno" is of course sung by Bruno's family, the Madrigal Family. But what if I told you that this type of song, where multiple melodies are sung simultaneously, is also called a Madrigal? And that there are many more meanings behind some of the...
Music is the perfect workout for your brain
If you want to train your body you should go to the gym. Do you want to exercise your brain? Then you should listen to music. Music impacts multiple parts of the brain. Did you know that music acts on the brain similar to cocaine? Listening to music increases dopamine...
Outsmarting Spotify with complete silence
In March 2014, an American band named Vulfpeck released the album Sleepify. With the money raised by this album they did a Sleepify tour across America with shows that people could attend free of charge. Nothing too special so far, what’s the catch? Well, Sleepify...
All the music in the world
Won’t you stay with me. The words of this 2015 hit single were directed to a beloved one-night-stand. However, soon they involuntarily got a different meaning for writer Sam Smith, begging the money he earned with the song to stay with him. Without much success, as...
Musical roads
Rumble strips are small bumps in the side of the road to alert drivers when they stray away from the middle of the driveway. Especially for people driving long roads at night, such a strip can be a life-saving instrument. If a tired driver slowly drowses away, he or...
Perfectly out of tune
Almost everybody enjoys some nice piano music, at least occasionally. Although some more keen of the instrument than others, many would claim being able to diagnose an out-of-tune piano. Fact is, however, that a piano is never in perfect tune. I’ll tell you why....
Putting the con in Eurovision Song Contest
May 18, for the first time in 44 years Holland received one of the biggest prices in existence. Approximately 182 million people from all over the world witnessed the epic battle that was decided in the last minutes of the contest. Of course you will know which...
De pophit van morgen
De opkomst van Big Data is ook bij de popindustrie niet onopgemerkt gebleven. – Agnes Lieftinck
Euclidische ritmes
Lang geleden vereeuwigde Euclides in zijn boek Elementen een algoritme. Tegenwoordig blijkt dit algoritme niet alleen zijn toepassingen te kennen in de wiskunde – Jorrit Visser
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