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Coding and the Mozart Effect is a look at the science behind unlocking better cognitive ability using music. There is the research and some tips on how to apply the principles and get into new music to help you expand your mental capabilities.
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Coding and the Mozart EffectPJ HagertyEngine Yard@aspleenic
[email protected] Brigade/Nickel City Ruby
Tuesday, October 22, 13
Engine Yard
Platform as a Service
Ruby, PHP, Node.js, Java
High Performance
Open Access
Deep Technical Expertise
Tuesday, October 22, 13
About me
• Coding for the last 10 years, the last 5 as a Rubyist
• Musician/Producer
• Audiophile
Tuesday, October 22, 13
What is Music?
• Music is a holy place, a cathedral so majestic that we can sense the magnificence of the universe, and also a hovel so simple and private that none of us can plumb its deepest secrets.
Tuesday, October 22, 13
Music as a Healer
Tuesday, October 22, 13
What was Don thinking?
Tuesday, October 22, 13
A note on Homeopathy
Tuesday, October 22, 13
What is the Mozart Effect?
• A set of research results that indicate that listening to Mozart's music may induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as "spatial-temporal reasoning”
Tuesday, October 22, 13
In English please
• YOUR BRAIN WORKS GOOD ON TUNEZ
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But why?
• Coding == Math == Music
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Were They Thinking of Us?
Tuesday, October 22, 13
What’s wrong with that?
Tuesday, October 22, 13
The Bieber Effect?
Tuesday, October 22, 13
What’s in the music?
Tuesday, October 22, 13
What about the coding?
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It’s all Ephemeral
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What’s the right music?
Tuesday, October 22, 13
What does *this* mean?
Tuesday, October 22, 13
What floats my boat?
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More boats?
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WARNING!
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Consider Getting in a Different Boat
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Finding New Music
Tuesday, October 22, 13
Safety First(ish)
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But isn’t that isolating?
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Share
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Make a “Mix-Tape”
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Take a break
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Do it yourself
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Do it with code
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Unlocking is the Key
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Resources
• Don Campbell (1997). The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit. ISBN 0-380-97418-5.
• F.H. Rauscher et. al. (1993) Music and Spatial Task Performance. PubMed PMID 8413624
• B.E. Rideout et. al. (1998) Effect of music on spatial performance: a test of generality. PubMed PMID 8724912
• William Pryse-Phillips (2003). Companion to Clinical Neurology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515938-1
• http://www.univforum.org/pdf/the_mozart_effect.pdf
• http://www.jrsm.rsmjournals.com/content/94/4/170.full
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