It may come as a surprise that a disproportionately large number of medical students in the U.S. have a background in music. While many are amateur musicians, a considerable number have had formal ...

Background music - sometimes referred to as ‘muzak’ - is regularly played in restaurants, hotels and shops. Whilst it might seem like inconsequential noise, there is actually a lot of science ...

Nosal, Andy, Elizabeth A. Keenan, Philip A. Hastings, and Ayelet Gneezy. "The Effect of Background Music in Shark Documentaries on Viewers' Perceptions of Sharks." PLoS ONE 11, no. 8 (August 2016).