Events Inspired by the Written Word
Free things to do in New York City this weekend.
Is Kindle 3 a game-ender for e-reader wars?
Amazon unveiled its long-awaited Kindle 3 on Thursday, slashing the price to $139 and setting the tech world abuzz about what the move means for the ongoing e-reader wars.
Background Music Can Impair Performance
For decades research has shown that listening to music alleviates anxiety and depression, enhances mood, and can increase cognitive functioning, such as spatial awareness. However, until now, research has not addressed how we listen to music. For instance, is the cognitive benefit still the same if we listen to music whilst performing a task, rather than before it? Further, how does our ...
Background Music Can Impair Performance, Cites New Study
For decades research has shown that listening to music alleviates anxiety and depression, enhances mood, and can increase cognitive functioning, such as spatial awareness. However, until now, research has not addressed how we listen to music...
How New Is QUE?
Like many of you, I read voraciously. My nightstand is always overflowing, and I'm running out of bookshelf space. Meanwhile, the cost of print publications continues to grow. So how do you cope? One approach is to use an e-reader, but which one?
VIDEO: Asheville's hula hooping scene in action
ASHEVILLE People gather at Asheville's Pritchard Park on Tuesday evenings to hula hoop and listen to music. Check them out:
Fairfax County community calendar, July 29 to Aug. 5, 2010
ARETHA FRANKLIN CONCERT, 8 p.m., Wolf Trap National Park, Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. In-house, $45; lawn, $25. Tickets, 877-965-3872; information, 703-255-1868 or http://www.wolftrap.org . Fairfax County Virginia - United States - Virginia - Counties - Fairfax
For Some Tasks, Music Hinders Performance
Emerging research presents new, and somewhat provocative, findings on how music can help or hinder performance. For decades research has shown that listening to music alleviates anxiety and depression, enhances mood, and can increase cognitive functioning, such as spatial awareness. However, until now, research has not addressed how we listen to music. For instance, is the cognitive [...]
Digital is changing our tunes
Just as the way many people read newspapers is changing, so too is the way people are able to listen to and obtain music. The digital explosion of devices and applications is also creating issues to debate.[...]
Amazon Kindle Features Hint at Future Direction
Amazon released its third-generation Kindle July 28, and the devices "experimental features," including a Web browser, hint at its possible future directions.
